8th August 2019 Co-op Party Fringes at Labour Party Conference For the attention of: All Party Officers
30th July 2019 Youth Summer School 2019 For the attention of: All Party Officers This year's Co-operative Party Youth's Summer School takes places in Birmingham on 31 August and 1 September. Do you know a young member from your branch who could benefit from a funded place?
30th July 2019 CLP Affiliations 2019 For the attention of: All Party Officers This year's affiliation fee has been paid to your CLP.
22nd July 2019 Annual Conference 2019 Briefing: August Update For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC, Parliamentarians This October, the Co-operative Party will return to Glasgow for the first time since 1995 to hold its Annual Party Conference at the Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central Hotel from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 October. Visitor registration is now open but it's not too late to register delegates.
2nd July 2019 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 15 July
1st July 2019 NEC Newsletter – Summer 2019 For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC This newsletter gives an overview of issues discussed at the most recent meeting of the NEC in June 2019
1st July 2019 NEC Statement on Islamophobia For the attention of: All Party Members, All Party Officers, Labour & Co-operative Councillors, NEC, Parliamentarians The All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims recently concluded a report into a working definition of Islamophobia. The definition agreed in the report was considered by the NEC and adopted at its meeting in June.
6th June 2019 Annual Conference 2019 Briefing July Update For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC, Parliamentarians This October, the Co-operative Party will return to Glasgow for the first time since 1995 to hold its Annual Party Conference at the Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central Hotel from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 October. It is not too late to register delegates.
4th June 2019 The Co-operative Party BAME Forum conference For the attention of: All Party Members, All Party Officers The inaugural Conference for BAME members of the Co-operative Party will take place in Manchester on Friday 5th July from 12.30 to 5pm.Please highlight to all interested members. For more details click here: https://party.coop/event/co-operative-party-bame-network-inaugural-conference/.
2nd June 2019 Update Police and Crime Commissioner Selections For the attention of: All Party Officers
9th May 2019 European Parliamentary Elections For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC There are Co-operative Party members standing as Labour candidates in every region and nation of Britain, learn what we are doing to to advance co-operation at an EU level.
6th May 2019 A Strategic Plan for the Co-operative Party – Guide for local parties For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC This is a Strategic Plan for the Co-operative Party for 2019-2021. It is based on renewed Strategic Objectives developed by the Party’s National Executive Committee in November 2018. The Strategic Plan will be used to direct the Party’s work and priorities through to the end of 2021, and for reporting to members on our progress.
30th April 2019 Guide to the disciplinary process For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC The Co-operative Party’s disciplinary process was revised in October 2018. We have tried to make it as simple and fair as possible. This briefing gives a short summary of the process.
24th April 2019 Co-operatives Unleashed: coming to your local area For the attention of: All Party Members, All Party Officers Throughout summer 2019, the Co-operative Party is holding a series of locally based conferences across the UK, so that members can hear more about the current work of the Party, discuss and debate the Party's policy consultations and find out how co-operative solutions can be effective in your area.
24th April 2019 Annual Conference 2019 Briefing For the attention of: All Party Officers Want to know how to get the most out of this year's annual conference, enable members to engage with conference, send motions and delegates then read on
23rd April 2019 Police and Crime Commissioner Selections For the attention of: Party Council Secretaries, Regional Secretaries The Labour Party has begun the process of selecting Police and Crime Commissioners candidates for the 2020 elections. This briefing sets out the Co-operative Party process for selecting candidates to stand as Labour & Co-operative.
9th April 2019 Respectful Conduct For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC The NEC has committed the Party to being part of rebuilding a politics we can all be proud of. As Party officers you can be at the forefront of exemplifying the change we want to see, read on to find out how.
9th April 2019 Goodbye and hello! For the attention of: All Party Officers We say goodbye to Ben West and hello to Mark Whiley, our new Digital and Communications Officer.
9th April 2019 Local Government Conference, 8th June, Newcastle For the attention of: All Party Officers An opportunity to gather together our increasing number of Co-operative Councillors, to share experiences, look to the future and provide tools for co-operative solutions.
13th March 2019 Fairtrade Fortnight 2019 Review and Party Policy For the attention of: All Party Officers The Co-operative Party has supported Fairtrade right from the outset!
7th March 2019 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 15 April
22nd February 2019 Branch Email Accounts For the attention of: All Party Officers, Party Branch Secretaries, Party Council Secretaries Each branch should have a dedicated email account that is used by the Secretary to act as a point of contact with members in the branch.
15th February 2019 Party Officers’ Briefing: Brexit For the attention of: All Party Officers, NEC The Co-operative Party's approach to Brexit.
8th February 2019 2019 & Key Dates For the attention of: All Party Officers Get ahead of the game, and make running your branch that bit easier
30th January 2019 Accessing Branch Membership Lists For the attention of: All Party Officers, Party Branch Secretaries, Party Council Secretaries We've restored access to the online membership dashboard - here's how you can access it.
30th January 2019 Co-operative Party Delegates to Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) For the attention of: All Party Officers, Party Branch Secretaries, Party Council Secretaries We've updated our procedures on how branches elect delegates to CLPs including information on gender-balanced delegations, how to run elections and how affiliation fees have paid.