Student Council is made up of elected Student Councillors and is the major policy making body of the Students' Union. Any student (who has not opted out of Students' Union membership) is able to submit motions or policy to Council. Elected members of Council vote on whether or not the motions become Students' Union policy. The Student Council discusses and debates issues that are of interest to students. They can be directly related to Birkbeck Students’ Union or wider issues that affect students generally. It can discuss any areas of concern, and can discuss and make recommendations in terms of Students' Union priorities and policy. Each of the officers elected in the Autumn term elections has a seat on Students' Union council and shape the policy and direction of the Students' Union. Council is also a chance to hear what the Students' Officers who run the Students' Union have been doing.