Mandate: Mooncups Student Council Officer Mandate (SCF3) Student Council has the power to request a full-time or part-time officer to take action on behalf Union members. Any mandate issued must be acted upon by the nominated individual(s) and progress reported back to each Student Council until the Council deems the request to be complete. This Council Notes State the facts surrounding the issue That currently in the Park Library female toilets, there are adverts that state that a Mooncup (a device designed to be used for women during their periods) is safer, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly than tampons This Council Believes State what you want the Officer to change The signatories of this mandate have concerns that the advertisements claiming the Mooncup is safer, cheaper and environmentally-friendly, may not be factually correct. In addition, advertisements such as this need to be fully researched with regards to the claims they may make. Due to the prominent place of these adverts and the duration of time these adverts have been used, it can be assumed that the university agrees with the statements made. Therefore students may believe these adverts at face value and not research or dispute claims made in the advert. This carries a potential risk, if after some comprehensive research, the Mooncup was found not to be safer than tampons, for example. This Council Resolves Put what the expected officer actions are That the Women’s Officer needs to research, and provide evidence of research to prove that the 3 claims: A Mooncup is safer than a tampon A Mooncup is cheaper than using a tampon A Mooncup is more environmentally friendly than using a tampon Are factually correct by the next student council. If it is found that any of the claims, specifically claim 1, are factually incorrect then these adverts need to be removed from both campuses before Christmas 2016. AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY NAME Jemma Vobe DATE 13/10/16
Mandate: Mooncups Student Council Officer Mandate (SCF3) Student Council has the power to request a full-time or part-time officer to take action on behalf Union members. Any mandate issued must be acted upon by the nominated individual(s) and progress reported back to each Student Council until the Council deems the request to be complete. This Council Notes State the facts surrounding the issue That currently in the Park Library female toilets, there are adverts that state that a Mooncup (a device designed to be used for women during their periods) is safer, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly than tampons This Council Believes State what you want the Officer to change The signatories of this mandate have concerns that the advertisements claiming the Mooncup is safer, cheaper and environmentally-friendly, may not be factually correct. In addition, advertisements such as this need to be fully researched with regards to the claims they may make. Due to the prominent place of these adverts and the duration of time these adverts have been used, it can be assumed that the university agrees with the statements made. Therefore students may believe these adverts at face value and not research or dispute claims made in the advert. This carries a potential risk, if after some comprehensive research, the Mooncup was found not to be safer than tampons, for example. This Council Resolves Put what the expected officer actions are That the Women’s Officer needs to research, and provide evidence of research to prove that the 3 claims: A Mooncup is safer than a tampon A Mooncup is cheaper than using a tampon A Mooncup is more environmentally friendly than using a tampon Are factually correct by the next student council. If it is found that any of the claims, specifically claim 1, are factually incorrect then these adverts need to be removed from both campuses before Christmas 2016. AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY NAME Jemma Vobe DATE 13/10/16