15th September 2021 Training for Officers and Elected Representatives For the attention of: All Party Officers, Council Candidates, Labour & Co-operative Councillors
9th August 2021 Consultation – Representation on the NEC For the attention of: All Party Members, All Party Officers, Council Candidates, Labour & Co-operative Councillors, NEC, Parliamentarians, Society Secretaries Comments are invited on the changes to the representation on the NEC. Please respond by Wednesday 1 September.
14th July 2021 Notice of Annual Conference and AGM 2021 For the attention of: All Party Members, All Party Officers For the attention of Party Officers (Secretary & Chair) and Secretaries of Subscribing Societies
2nd July 2021 Reporting donations (including Society grants) For the attention of: All Party Officers, Society Secretaries Please send details of grants and donations your party or branch has received this quarter - deadline Friday 16 July.
28th May 2021 CLP Affiliations 2021 For the attention of: Party Branch Secretaries, Party Council Secretaries
8th April 2021 NEC Update – Spring 2021 For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC This newsletter updates officers and activists on the work of the NEC. Please share this with your members but remember that this is an internal document, not to be shared externally or on social media.
23rd February 2021 Campaign and Election Spend – May 2021 (all elections) For the attention of: All Party Officers, Council Candidates, Labour & Co-operative Councillors, NEC If your local Party or branch spends money on anything to promote the Party or candidates during the regulated period, we may have to record and declare it. Please check this guidance carefully to ensure that you know what you need to do.
23rd February 2021 Reporting donations (including Society grants) For the attention of: All Party Officers, Society Secretaries Please send details of grants and donations your party or branch has received this quarter - deadline Friday 16 April. Unlike in the General Election, we do not have to submit weekly donations returns for the Scottish and Welsh Parliament and local elections in England but see separate briefing on Election Spend.
28th January 2021 Get ready for Co-operatives Fortnight 2021 Mon 21st June to Sat 4th July 2021 For the attention of: All Party Members, All Party Officers
18th December 2020 Our new Organising Team For the attention of: All Party Officers Branches and member activity and campaigning are central to the work of the Co-operative Party, and our goal of building a society where power and wealth are shared.
9th December 2020 NEC Update – Winter 2020 For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC This newsletter updates officers and activists on the work of the NEC. Please share this with your members but remember that this is an internal document, not to be shared externally or on social media.
26th November 2020 Holding Online AGMs For the attention of: All Party Officers Due to the ongoing restrictions, many branches and party councils have not held an AGM in 2020. As it is unlikely that in-person meetings will be able to resume in the next few months, we are issuing guidance that will allow you to hold your AGM online instead.
24th November 2020 NEC Update – Autumn 2020 For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC, Society Secretaries This update gives an outline of issues discussed at the first meeting of the NEC. Please do share this information with your members in meetings but remember that this is an internal Party briefing and is not to be shared outside of the Party, with the press or on social media.
26th October 2020 Co-operative Party Ltd AGM 2020 – Votes For the attention of: All Party Members, All Party Officers 188 members and delegates from 32 organisations attended the Co-operative Party's AGM on 17 October 2020, This briefing outlines the votes that were cast following the AGM.
20th July 2020 NEC Elections update For the attention of: All Party Members, All Party Officers NEC election - ballot papers will be despatched from 10 August.
14th July 2020 Update: Annual Conference 2020 For the attention of: All Party Members, All Party Officers OWNING THE FUTURE: Update on plans for this year's virtual Annual Conference
10th July 2020 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC, Parliamentarians This briefing outlines the Co-operative Party's response to the Independent Investigation into Child Sexual Abuse and reminds officers and elected representatives of our policy on Safeguarding, which applies to all our events and activity
8th July 2020 Co-operative Party Rule Changes 2020 For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC, Society Secretaries The Co-operative Party's Rule Book has been redrafted to make it as clear and simple as possible.
6th July 2020 CLP Affiliations 2020 For the attention of: All Party Officers This year's affiliation fee has been paid to your CLP.
12th June 2020 Reporting donations (including Society grants) For the attention of: All Party Officers Please send details of grants and donations your party or branch has received this quarter - deadline 10 July.
27th May 2020 Update: Annual Conference 2020 For the attention of: All Party Officers Update on plans for an online Annual Conference 2020, in light of Covid-19 restrictions
1st May 2020 Annual Conference 2020 For the attention of: All Party Officers We've made to changes to Annual Conference in light of Covid-19 restrictions
24th March 2020 Update: Co-operative Party Ltd AGM 2020 For the attention of: All Party Officers, Party Council Secretaries, Society Secretaries The NEC had agreed to hold the Co-operative Party Ltd AGM and Annual Conference separately in 2020, and we recently asked your party to appoint delegates to the AGM in Birmingham on 6 June. Due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak, this has now been cancelled.
17th March 2020 NEC Report – Spring 2020 For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC, Parliamentarians, Society Secretaries This gives a summary of the main issues discussed by the Co-operative Party’s NEC at their most recent meeting in February 2020.