Ideas Board

A place to post your ideas and vote on other students' ideas.
A place to post your ideas and vote on other students' ideas.

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share ideas,
create change

 

BCUSU is a student-led organisation, so we need your ideas! By posting ideas here you can help to improve student experience, for yourself and others.

 
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    Transparency in Student Union Spending

    Submitted 3 months ago by Sidar Tosyali​ Expires on 23 Oct
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    Many people, myself included, would appreciate seeing a breakdown of the BCUSU's spendings. The reported budget exceeds a million pounds, yet most of us have no idea where that money is going, which can lead to a lack of trust. Transparency in that regard would be greatly appreciated.
Union President
10:55am on 5 May 26 Thank you for raising this important point transparency around finances is something we take very seriously. For your information, all of BCUSU’s financial information is publicly available. You can view our annual accounts via the Charity Commission for England and Wales by searching for Birmingham City University Students’ Union here: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5014042/accounts-and-annual-returns?_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_organisationNumber=5014042 In addition, we present a detailed financial update each year at our Student Members’ Meeting, including a breakdown of income streams and how funds are allocated. You are very welcome to attend this meeting and engage with the information directly. We also publish key documents, including financial reports, on our website for easy access: https://www.bcusu.com/about-us/documents/ We appreciate your feedback and will continue to look at ways to make this information even more accessible and transparent for students. Thank you,

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  • You must be a BCU student, logged in using your student account
  • You can choose to submit anonymously, so your name won’t be displayed.
    BCUSU staff will still be able to see your name and email to contact you

 

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You will be contacted by one of the Activities and Representation Coordinators to discuss your idea and make any relevant changes to it.

Vote

Your idea then goes live, here on the Ideas Board for other students to vote and comment.

It will be live until:

  • it reaches 25 positive votes
    or your idea has been live for 6 months (whichever comes first)
  • Students can vote with a thumbs up (agree) or thumbs down (disagree)
  • Votes and comments will help the Executive Officer team make decisions

 

Action

If your idea reaches the 25-positive vote threshold:

 

  • it will be handed over to the Executive Officer team for review
  • they will discuss the idea and decide what action to take
  • the comments section will be updated with the agreed upon actions

If an idea is raised to hold an Executive Officer to account, and it gains 25 positive votes, it will be reviewed at Scrutiny Group.

For more information, please review our byelaws.

 

 

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