Briefing:Policy Process 2019: Information for Officers From: Anna Birley For attention of: All Party Officers Published: 29th January 2019 Last updated: 9th May 2019 Printed: 18th April 2024 Other formats: Print The Party's 2019 policy consultation is open until 17th June 2019. Party Officers are asked to carefully read and action the information below. Background Held annually, these consultations are an opportunity to have your say on the Party’s position on key issues. Submissions made via the process over the year form the starting point for debates at regional conferences throughout the year and at National Conference, which is held in October. At a glance The 2019 process will focus on two areas of discussion: Policy Consultation: Community, place and power18th January 2019 Policy Consultation: Climate change, energy and environment18th January 2019 Consultations on these two topics are being opened today, which include a set of questions to guide members’ submissions. Things to do Party officers are strongly encouraged to arrange a policy discussion for you local party on either or both of the policy topics. Meetings should be scheduled with consideration to May’s local elections, if they are happening in your area, and held in January, February or late May. Submit a listing of your local event Make a policy submission Deadline The deadline for submissions from individual members, branches and local parties is Monday 17th June. What then? After the deadline, all submissions will be considered by the Policy Subcommittee of the NEC and a report outlining their responses will be published prior to the Party’s annual conference in October. The submissions and Policy Subcommittee responses will then form the basis of policy debates at annual conference. Detailed Information The Co-operative Party is member-led, and so we derive our policy platform from the experiences, ideas and principles of our members, our subscribing societies, and the wider co-operative movement. The Co-operative Party will invite the views of its members through an open consultation with individual members, Party units, co-operative societies, and the wider co-operative movement, asking for their responses to the questions below. This will run from January to mid-June 2019, and support will be given to local parties to convene their members for policy discussions. Devolution and community cohesion are UK-wide challenges, and there are co-operative councillors representing diverse communities across England, Scotland and Wales, so we will work closely to ensure that members in every part of the UK are encouraged and supported to contribute. This will include working with Parties in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to ensure the views of their members are well represented. The voice of our wider movement and organisational members are also vital. Responses will be collated for review by the NEC’s policy sub-committee. The points raised will be brought together into a policy platform on community cohesion and rebalancing power, which will be debated at Conference in 2019. ContentsBackgroundAt a glancePolicy Consultation: Community, place and powerPolicy Consultation: Climate change, energy and environmentThings to doDeadlineWhat then?Detailed Information Action Points Encourage members to make submissionsThere is no need to email individual members locally about the policy process itself- we will do this for you. Organise a local eventThis could be as part of an ordinary branch meeting, or one specially organised for this purpose. If you have local elections, meetings should avoid March and April. Submit your event listing here (More) For more information For more information about the Process, support organising an event or if you have a question about making a submission, contact: Anna Birley Resources Policy Consultation: Climate change, energy and environment18th January 2019 Policy Consultation: Community, place and power18th January 2019 Tips for organising a policy discussion16th January 2018