Statutes and Ordinances

The Statutes and Ordinances provide the constitutional framework that allows the University to govern its affairs. The Statutes contain the fundamental constitutional and governance provisions of the University and are subject to approval by Her Majesty in Council. Special Ordinances contain detailed provisions arising from the governance framework provided in the Statutes. Ordinances are detailed regulations and procedures covering all aspects of University business. Revised editions of the Statutes and Ordinances are published annually (usually in October) and previous editions, from 2008 to the present, are available below for reference. Amendments, published in the Reporter throughout the year, are also collated below on a termly basis.

Hardcopies of Statutes and Ordinances

The Reprographics Centre in the Old Schools have agreed to produce copies for the University at a cost of £18 for a two-volume set. Orders for hardcopies, clearly stating the contact name, department or College, number of copies and delivery address, should be emailed to reprographics.enquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk.

Statutes and Ordinances, 2022 edition

The links below are to the relevant section of the PDF of the 2022 edition, which incorporates changes approved from 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022.

Statutes and Ordinances, 2022

COMPLETE VOLUME (pp. i–1147)	\|	7.40 MB file size

Contents and preliminaries	\|	including title page, imprints, historical note, seals, and preface - 296 KB file size
Index to the Statutes and Ordinances	\|	285 KB file size

Statutes

PDF files	S&O Page Nos	File size
Statute A: The Chancellor and the Government of the University	3–14	240 KB
Statute B: Membership of the University and Degrees	15–16	178 KB
Statute C: University Offices and Employment in the University	17–23	55 KB
Schedule to Statute C: Academic Staff	24–29	196 KB
Statute D: Discipline, the University Courts, and Disciplinary Panels	30–32	187 KB
Statute E: Trusts	33–47	239 KB
Statute F: Finance, Audit, Planning and Resource Allocation, Property and Buildings	48	173 KB
Statute G: Colleges and Collegiate Foundations	49–54	201 KB
Statute J: The University Press	55–56	178 KB
Passages from Acts of Parliament relating to the University of Cambridge, Procedure for making a Statute for a College, Rules of Procedure made by the Commissary under Statute A IX 7	57–64	207 KB

Special Ordinances

PDF files	S&O Page Nos	File size
Special Ordinances under Statute A: The Chancellor and the Government of the University	67–74	274 KB
Special Ordinances under Statute B: Membership of the University and Degrees	74	221 KB
Special Ordinances under Statute C: University Offices and Employment in the University	75–100	269 KB
Special Ordinances under Statute D: Discipline and the University Courts	101–105	272 KB
Special Ordinances under Statute G: Colleges and Collegiate Foundations	105	212 KB

Ordinances

PDF files	S&O Page Nos	File size
Chapter I: The Chancellor and the Government of the University	109–169	2.54 MB
Chapter II: Matriculation, Residence, Admission to Degrees, Discipline, Conduct, Complaints	170–248	551 KB
Chapter III: Examinations	249–262	237 KB
Chapter IV: Preliminary Examinations and Tripos Examinations	263–446	993 KB
Chapter V: B.A. Degree and M.A. Degree	447–448	184 KB
Chapter VI: Graduate Students [rescinded]	449	43 KB
Chapter VII: Degrees, Diplomas, and Other Qualifications	450–602	849 KB
Chapter VIII: Schools and Councils of the Schools	603–607	195 KB
Chapter IX: Faculties, Departments, and Other Institutions under the Supervision of the General Board	608–675	480 KB
Chapter X: Institutions under the Supervision of the Council	676–677	231 KB
Chapter XI: University Offices and Grants of Title	678–774	581 KB
Chapter XII: Trusts	775–1053	1.45 MB
Chapter XIII: Finance and Property	1054–1091	532 KB
Chapter XIV: Colleges	1092–1119	262 KB
Chapter XV: Institutions Recognized under Statute G I	1120	159 KB
Appendix I: Procedures and Guidelines	1121–1124	192 KB

Amendments to the Statutes and Ordinances

Amendments to the Statutes and Ordinances will be published here, usually on a termly basis.

Previous Editions of the Statutes and Ordinances

Year: 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Nov 2020 | 2020 | 2021

The online editions of the Statutes and Ordinances from previous years are available above. These editions were published in October of the relevant year and DO NOT incorporate any amendments made during the subsequent academic year. The November 2020 edition incorporates amendments from 1 October 2019 to 16 April 2020; the 2020 edition incorporates all amendments approved during the 2019–20 academic year; these two editions, where production was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, are only available in pdf format.

In February 2014, the previous Statutes were repealed and new Statutes and Special Ordinances came into force. For ease of reference, a spreadsheet has been created to help with cross-referencing between the previous Statutes and the current Statutes and Special Ordinances: pdf version Excel spreadsheet. Appendix II of the Report of the Council on the Technical Review of the Statutes of 28 June 2012, which contains colour-coded cross-references and explanation, may also prove useful.