President Baiyu Liu - Referendum

President Baiyu Liu will defend the independence of the KCLSU and student democracy at King's College London. The President-Elect shall make a Proclamation on a Referendum on Membership of the National Union of Students on his first day in office, to be submitted to the Board of Trustees of the KCLSU on his first day in office.

President Liu shall appoint the Co-Chairs of the NUS Referendum Policy Office ("RPO") and direct them to lead the effort to produce a thorough, comprehensive assessment of the KCLSU's continued membership of the NUS and NUS Services Limited, including but not limited to the financial cost, and a list of alternative consortiums, supply chains, and student's union associations. The RPO shall produce this report in light of the KCLSU's commitment to student democracy. and providing students with the choise of nationwide affiliation.

The RPO Report will serve as advisory material to the KCLSU Delegation to the NUS and their external relations approach to the NUS Conference. President Liu will direct the RPO Co-Chairs to draft the Referendum Bill to be presented to the KCLSU Board of Trustees.

The Trustees of the King’s College London Students’ Union (“KCLSU”):

RECOGNISING the decisive mandate of President Baiyu Liu to implement a Referendum on Membership of the KCLSU to the National Union of Students ("NUS");

RESPECTING the importance of student democracy and democratic processes within King's College London, and the continuous dialogue between the KCLSU and its membership;

ACKNOWLEDGING the importance of fiscal prudence and continued engagement with external Students' Unions across the United Kingdom;

IN ACCORDANCE WITH the duty of the KCLSU to the educational interests and welfare of its members;

(1) The establishment of the Referendum Policy Office ("RPO") and the appointment of a Chair, at the discretion of the President.

(2) A referendum to be presented to the whole membership of the KCLSU with the questions:

I. "Should the King's College London Students' Union remain a member of the National Union of Students, or leave the National Union of Students?"

II. "Should the King's College London Students' Union remain a member of the NUS Services Ltd., or leave NUS Services Ltd.?"

(3) The objects of the RPO will be to research and publish a comprehensive Official Report on the recommendations to implement the commitments of the spirit of the Manifesto, to be submitted to the President by the 31 December 2025, including but not limited to:

(a) An impact assessment of the KCLSU membership in the NUS, assessing the financial cost of continued membership of the NUS;

(b) A Report providing for a list of alternative suppliers and alternative consortiums for the KCLSU to participate in as a member student union, for the purposes of diversifying supply chains and providing for a resilient, long-term, ethical tender policy.

(c) The President shall release the relevant findings of the Report to the general membership of the KCLSU to be provided as supplementary material to the referendum process.

By proclamation of the President.

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