Active Policies

These are the active policies of the JCR. Policies lapse after two years. The JCR Vice President shall refer policies about to lapse to an Open Meeting for either reaffirmation or lapse. Current active policies are listed below.

Please note that the policy pages linked below may include older/archived forms of policies; unless otherwise stated, the most recent uploaded file is the current form of the policy.

Current Active Policies

Passed/last renewed on 14th February 2023:

• JCR President’s Room: explains the allocation of O0 to the President, and the processes if the president rejects this. (PDF) (Accessible)

• Cultural Events: Requires the JCR to run an annual survey of religious and cultural groups in college, to create a calendar of relevant events (PDF) (Accessible)

• Room Ballot: governs the operations of the Room Ballot, including the sets in S staircase and the Fourth Year ballot. (PDF) (Accessible)

Passed/last renewed on 29th November 2022:

• Squash Budget: details the funding that societies, sports teams and subjects can claim for ‘squash’ events. (PDF) (Accessible)

• Communal Ownership of Sports Equipment: requires sports teams to share equipment wherever possible and use shared secure storage. (PDF) (Accessible)

• Paper Advertising: prevents the JCR from funding paper advertising for societies unless a society is unusually dependent on paper advertising. (PDF) (Accessible)

• Halfway Hall: provides guidance on the running of ‘Halfway Hall’ for second-year students. (PDF) (Accessible)

• JCR Slacks: mandates a Welfare Area at slacks and provides for a toilet cubicle to be locked for the benefit of Old Court residents. (PDF) (Accessible)

• Preparations for Formal Hall: allows Catering to begin preparing Hall during normal dinner service on evenings with Formal Hall. (PDF) (Accessible)

• Background Heating: details that Background Heating the measures used to determine when the heating will be turned on and off (PDF) (Accessible)

Passed/last renewed on 6th October 2022:

• JCR Committee Elections: governs the running of JCR elections and explains the rules that candidates must follow (PDF) (Accessible)

• Hybrid Meetings: establishes rules to ensure the security and integrity of online and hybrid attendance and voting at Open Meetings (PDF) (Accessible)

• Punt Hire: sets out the system for charging students, staff, fellows and alumni for using the Corpus JCR/MCR punts (PDF) (Accessible) IMPORTANT NOTE as of 2023 the punt is not available for alumni to book.

• Class Act: guides students in self-identification as part of the electorate for the Class Act Officer (PDF) (Accessible)

• Ethnic Minorities: guides students in self-identification as part of the electorate for the Ethnic Minorities Officer (PDF) (Accessible)

Passed/last renewed on 25 January 2022:

• JCR President’s Room: explains the allocation of O0 to the President, treated as a prize room, and the processes if the president rejects this.

• Accessible Formats: requires the JCR Committee to provide all documents in an accessible format.

• Accessibility Statements: requires the JCR Committee to provide accessibility information for events.

• Confidentiality in Welfare and Liberation roles: details the Welfare Team’s confidentiality policy.

• JCR Committee Gift Declaration: requires Committee Officers to declare gifts received in relation to their role.

Passed/last renewed on 2 December 2021:

• Funding of Food and Drink: limits the cases in which the JCR funds food and drink, except for ‘squash’ events and other exemptions.

• Referendum Debate Procedure: governs the running of referendum debates, e.g. regarding the JCR’s relationship with Cambridge SU.

• Use of College Lawns during Easter Term: allows students to sit on certain College Lawns during Easter Term during specific times of day, subject to proper use.

• Access to College during Easter Term: prevents tourists entering College during Easter Term before the end of undergraduate exams.

Passed/last renewed on 13 March 2021:

• JCR Policies: governs the operations of JCR Active Policies.

• Resignation Procedure: explains the resignation procedure for JCR Committee officers.

• Green Officer: outlines the role of the JCR Green Officer and their relationship with College.

• Disabled Students Officer: outlines the role of the JCR Disabled Students Officer and their relationship with College.

Lapsed Active Policies

Lapsed active policies from before the new website can be found here.

Others are listed below:

• [Lapsed end of Michaelmas Term 2022] Room Ballot: governed the operations of the Room Ballot, including the sets in S staircase, prize rooms, the Reserve List, and the Fourth Year ballot.

• [Lapsed end of Lent Term 2023] JCR Policies: governs the operations of JCR Active Policies.

• [Lapsed end of Lent Term 2023] Resignation Procedure: explains the resignation procedure for JCR Committee officers.

• [Lapsed end of Lent Term 2023] Green Officer: outlines the role of the JCR Green Officer and their relationship with College.

• [Lapsed end of Lent Term 2023] Disabled Students Officer: outlines the role of the JCR Disabled Students Officer and their relationship with College.