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Labour Party RULE BOOK 2018 Labour Party RULE BOOK 2018 CONTENTS Chapter 1 Constitutional rules 1 Clause XII. Disciplinary 40 Clause I. Name and objects 1 Clause XIII. Parliamentary candidates 40 Clause II. Party structure and affiliated organisations 1 Clause XIV. Local government candidates 40 Clause III. The Party’s financial scheme 2 Clause XV. Amendment to rules 40 Clause IV. Aims and values 3 Chapter 8 Rules for branches 41 Clause V. Party programme 3 Clause I. Name 41 Clause VI. Labour Party Conference 4 Clause II. Objects 41 Clause VII. Party officers and statutory officers 4 Clause III. Membership 41 Clause VIII. The National Executive Committee 5 Clause IV. Officers and Executive Committee 41 Clause IX. The National Constitutional Committee 8 Clause V. Meetings 41 Clause X. Scope of rules 8 Clause VI. Local government candidates 42 Chapter 2 Membership rules 10 Clause VII. Miscellaneous 42 Clause I. Conditions of membership 10 Chapter 9 Rules for Regional Boards and European Clause II. Membership procedures 11 Party units 43 Clause III. Membership subscriptions 12 Chapter 10 Rules for women’s forums 44 Chapter 3 Party Conference 14 Clause I. Name 44 Clause I. Delegations 14 Clause II. Aims and values 44 Clause II. Conference Arrangements Committee 15 Clause III. Membership 44 Clause III. Procedural rules for Party Conference 15 Clause IV. Management 44 Clause IV. National Annual Women’s Conference 17 Clause V. Meetings 44 Chapter 4 Elections of national officers of the Party Clause VI. Activities 45 and national committees 18 Clause VII. Finances 45 Clause I. General principles 18 Clause VIII. General 45 Clause II. Procedural rules for elections for national Clause IX. Alteration to rules 46 officers of the Party 18 Chapter 11 Rules for Young Labour 47 Clause III. Procedural rules for elections for national Clause I. Name 47 committees 20 Clause II. Establishment 47 Chapter 5 Selections, rights and responsibilities of Clause III. Aims and values 47 candidates for elected public office 25 Clause IV. Membership 47 Clause I. General rules for selections for public office25 Clause V. Structure 47 Clause II. Rights and responsibilities of elected Clause VI. Regional Committees 47 members 26 Chapter 11 (A) Young Labour groups 48 Clause III. Selection of local government candidates 27 Clause I. Name 48 Clause IV. Selection of Westminster parliamentary Clause II. Aims and values 48 candidates 27 Clause III. Membership 48 Clause V. Selection of European parliamentary candidates 29 Clause IV. Establishing a group 48 Clause VI. Selection of Candidates for devolved Clause V. Geographical boundaries 48 institutions 30 Clause VI. Meetings 48 Chapter 6 Disciplinary rules 31 Clause VII. Officers 49 Clause I. National action by the Party 31 Clause VIII. Finance 49 Clause II. Action by CLPs 32 Clause IX. Relationship with constituency parties 49 Chapter 7 Rules for CLPs 35 Clause X. General relations 49 Clause I. Name 35 Clause XI. Dissolution 49 Clause II. Aims and values 35 Chapter 11 (B) Young Labour National Committee 50 Clause III. Affiliated organisations 35 Clause I. Aims and values 50 Clause IV. Affiliation fees 35 Clause II. Membership 50 Clause V. Individual membership 36 Clause III. Chair 50 Clause VI. Method of organisation 36 Clause IV. Executive 50 Clause VII. Management 37 Clause V. National Policy Forum Representatives 51 Clause VIII. Officers 38 Clause VI. Meetings 51 Clause IX. The General Meeting 39 Clause VII. Finance 51 Clause X. The Party Conference 39 Clause VIII. Conference 51 Clause XI. Duties of the General Meeting 40 Chapter 12 Rules for Labour Party Local Campaign Clause I. Model Standing Orders for Party Units 66 Forums 52 Appendix 1 NEC statement on the importance of our Clause I. Name 52 members 71 Clause II. Objects 52 Appendix 2 NEC procedural guidelines on Clause III. General Principles 52 membership recruitment and retention 72 Clause IV. Membership 52 Appendix 3 NEC procedures for the selection of Parliamentary Candidates following the Clause V. Officers and Executive Committee 52 boundary review commenced 2016 77 Clause VI. Meetings 53 Clause I. Introduction & Background 77 Clause VII. Finance 53 Clause II. Trigger ballots of sitting MPs 77 Clause VIII. General 53 Clause III. Timetable for parliamentary selections Clause IX. Candidates 53 among sitting MPs 79 Clause X. Relations with the Labour group 53 Clause IV. Freeze dates 79 Clause XI. Miscellaneous 54 Appendix 4 NEC Procedures for the selection of local Chapter 13 Rules for local government Labour government Candidates 80 groups on principal authorities 55 Appendix 5 NEC Advice Note – Interviewing sitting Clause I. General rules and provisions for Labour councillors or recent candidates 88 groups on local authorities 55 Appendix 6 Procedural guidelines in disciplinary Clause II. Aims and Values 55 cases brought before the NCC 90 57 Clause III. Membership of the group Appendix 7 Procedural guidelines for the general Clause IV. Group meetings 57 organisation of Constituency Labour Clause V. Group officers 58 Parties 95 Clause VI. Group executive 58 Clause I. General 95 Clause VII. Casual vacancies 58 Clause II. Delegate Organisation 95 Clause VIII. Determination of group policy and action 58 Clause III. Basis of representation 95 Clause IX. Selection of nominations for civic offices, Clause IV. Conditions for appointment of delegates to council leadership and other council this CLP 95 appointments 58 Clause V. Non Delegate Organisation 96 Clause X. Arrangements with other parties 59 Clause VI. Other Methods of Organisation 96 Clause XI. Action by individual members 59 Appendix 8 NEC statement - A minimum guarantee Clause XII. Groups on committees 59 of support to CLPs 97 Clause XIII. Breach of rule 59 Clause I. Introduction 97 Clause XIV. Reporting to and consulting with the Party 60 Clause II. The minimum guarantee will: 97 Clause XV. Group standing orders 60 Clause III. The detail of the proposal 97 Clause XVI. Compliance with PPERA 61 Clause IV. The aim of each fund is as follows: 98 Clause XVII. Miscellaneous 61 Appendix 9 NEC Codes of Conduct 99 Chapter 14 Rules for Ethnic Minorities Forums 62 1. Code of Conduct: Sexual Harassment and Clause I. Name 62 Gender Discrimination. 99 Clause II. Aims and values 62 2. Code of Conduct: Antisemitism and other forms of racism 99 Clause III. Membership 62 3. Code of Conduct: Social Media Policy 99 Clause IV. Management 62 4. Code of Conduct: Member’s Pledge 100 Clause V. Meetings 62 Clause VI. Activities 63 Clause VII. Finances 63 Clause VIII. General 63 Clause IX. Alteration to rules 64 Contacts and Glossary Chapter 15 Model procedural rules 66 D. In Scotland, Wales and each of the English Chapter 1 regions there shall be established: a Scottish Labour, Wales Labour or regional Party office; Constitutional rules a Scottish executive, Welsh executive or regional board; and a European Constituency Labour Party. There may also be established a Clause I. Scottish, Welsh or regional women’s Name and objects committee and a regional BAME members’ section. 1. This organisation shall be known as ‘The Labour Party’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Party’). E. Members on local authorities shall be organised locally in Labour groups and 2. Its purpose is to organise and maintain in nationally in the Association of Labour Parliament and in the country a political Labour Councillors (ALC). The ALC, together with Party elected mayors and Police Commissioners, 3. The Party shall bring together members and shall enjoy rights in respect of: supporters who share its values to develop i. Annual Conference policies, make communities stronger through collective action and support, and promote the ii. Regional, Welsh and Scottish Conferences election of Labour Party representatives at all iii. Leadership elections levels of the democratic process. F. All individual members of the Party aged 4. The Party shall give effect, as far as may be between 14 and 26 years inclusive shall be practicable, to the principles from time to time members of Young Labour and may establish approved by Party conference. local Young Labour groups throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Young Labour Clause II. shall enjoy rights in respect of: Party structure and affiliated i. Annual Conference organisations ii. Regional, Welsh and Scottish Conferences 1. There shall be a National Executive Committee of iii. Nominations for Leadership elections the Party (the ‘NEC’) which shall, subject to the control and directions of Party conference, be the G. Student members of the Party shall be administrative authority of the Party. organised nationally as Labour Students 2. The Party shall be organised on the following H. A National Trade Union and Labour Party basis: Liaison Organisation shall be established to involve affiliated unions in Party organisation, A. Where the NEC so determines there shall be which shall include a National Trade Union established in any Westminster parliamentary and Labour Party Liaison Committee and constituency, Welsh Assembly constituency, or Regional Liaison Committees in Scotland, Scottish Parliamentary constituency a unit of Wales and each of the English regions the Party, to be known as a ‘Constituency Labour Party’ or ‘CLP’’ I. Labour Party Properties Limited and Labour Party Nominees Limited shall be maintained B. Where practicable within each CLP, members as companies holding Party assets, either shall be organised in branches, the number outright or on trust for the benefit of the and area covered by such branches to be Party. agreed by the CLP and the NEC 3. Organisations may, subject to the decision of the C. A women’s forum may be established in each NEC, which shall be final and binding, affiliate to CLP, consisting of all individual women the Party if they fall within the following members within that CLP. An ethnic minorities categories: forum may be established consisting of all individual Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) A.
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