CPA Annual Report 2014
ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CONTENTS Statement of Purpose ANNUAL REPORT 2014 The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) exists to connect, develop, promote and support Patrons, Executive Committee Members and Associated Organisations 2 Parliamentarians and their staff to identify (at 31 December 2014) benchmarks of good governance, and the implementation of the enduring values of the Chairperson’s Foreword 6 Commonwealth. Acting Secretary-General’s Foreword 7 History and Status The Commonwealth Parliamentary Statement of Purpose, Aims and Objectives 8 Association (CPA) was originally established in 1911 as the Empire Parliamentary Governance and Management 9 Association. In 1948, the name was changed to the Commonwealth Parliamentary 60th Annual Conference 10 Association. 34th Small Branches Conference 16 The CPA was registered as a charity on 22 October 1971 (registration number 263147) CPA Regional Conferences 17 under the laws of the United Kingdom. Its principal office and registered address is CPA Parliamentary Seminars 19 located at Suite 700, Westminster House, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, United Professional Development Programmes 21 Kingdom. Commonwealth Promotion 27 The Association’s Constitution was first adopted by the General Assembly in Cyprus Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) 28 on 6 September 1993, and amended by the General Assembly of the Association at its Front cover images representing Working with Other Organisations 30 meetings in New Zealand on 19 October the Parliaments and Assemblies of the nine regions of the 1998; in Canada on 7 September 2004; in CPA: (top row left to right) CPA Benchmarks 31 India on 28 September 2007; in Kenya on 18 Parliament of Bangladesh (Asia Region); Parliament of Zambia September 2010; and in South Africa on 5 (Africa Region); Parliament Exchange of visits between Members of the Branches of the Association 31 September 2013.
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