Dave on Labour’s Rule Book
This is my Labour Party Rules Page. It contains links to various Labour Party rules, policies and guidelines.
It seems, in 2022, they issued two versions, the second version is here as my mirror, and also the LP link. The first version was issued relatively early in the year i.e. 2022, which I posted it to wikipedia, but it also is available here.
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I collect and mirror a number of resources related the Labour Party’s rules. It was first posted in Jan 2015 and it’s scope has been expanded. In the late winter of 2017/18, I introduced sub-headings to, I hope, make its use easier. It deals with the Rules, Selections and Triggers, the Social Media Code of Conduct, Data Protection, London Region Rules, the Collins Review, Standing Orders i.e. meeting procedure and the local LCF.
Other Documents
2022 Rules
There are two versions of the 2022 rules, I have used pdf24 to do diff in the files. and then used diffchecker.
They have different page sizes, which causes some page boundary changes, they had failed to renumber the appendices and have lost an appendix 8 and have now renumbered so version1, app 9 becomes version 2 app 8. Also a number of the equality branches rules give them permission to modify some rules i.e. those pertaining to their own governance; these now have an explicit cross reference to the rules they can change
2022 Trigger Ballots
The advice has been given on running the 2022 trigger ballots
2022 Selections
Rules and Code of Conduct
Complaints Policy
On Labour’s site , or my mirror … Date 21 July 2021, this is meant to guide the conduct of the NEC and staff in complaints handling
Guidance for conduct of AG
Issued in 2021, while under lockdown, some useful advice and at least one stitch up, CLP AGM Guide Online v2
Guidance for Online Meetings (2020)
These were issued during the national lockdown in 2020. Advice and rules in running online decision making meetings. Online meetings guidance Local government selections NEC nomination meeting … .pdf …v4 – or v2
Standing Orders
There is huge demand for the rules about the conduct of meetings; these are held in Chapter 15, here is a copy, LP Rules 2014 Meetings, Ch 15, as it says based on the 2014 version of the rules but I don’t think they’ve changed since then. Extracting Chapter 15 from the rules is not easy, I expect I’ll do it again some time. See also “Chairing a debate”.
NEC Terms of Reference
Includes the standing orders, posted and hosted at the Skwakbox, here …
Westminster Candidate Selections 2017-2019
This is what I have been given, allegedly dated Sept 2017. These are supplemented with a Code of Conduct Parliamentary Candidates. The 2019 selections require a trigger ballot; this has been documented in England with procedural guidelines, that I do not have, but have been summarised by Momentum in their Momentum Open Selections Guide. This focuses on the branch rules, and not the Trade Union & Affiliates which will basically cast their votes at Regional level.
Social Media Code of Conduct
I found the NEC’s new Social Media Code of Conduct, which was published on Labour List and have posted here, >> Labour Online Code of Conduct, also my mirror is available via a short code: https://is.gd/hTx2Mv and I created a version from the text in the 2018 rules here … This is now part of the Appendices in the Rule Book.
Conference Stating Orders
The Standing Orders for Party Conference, this copy made by me from CAC5 2019.
Data Protection
I have now found the Data Protection guidelines and form used to commit users to data protection policy. These are pre DPA 2018. I found this web form, the current Organise Data Protection disclaimer in 2021; one hopes they’ll keep it up to date although it still dates the relevant act as 1998.
Chakrabarti Report
Here’s the Chakrabarti Inquiry Report
London Region
I now have found the Party’s , London Region Rules dated 2016, which is the date of its last Conference.
Labour Group Standing Orders
Here are the Labour group model standing orders 2016
Lewisham LCF 2012
And now I have found the Lewisham LCF Rule Book dated 2012.
Transition to LGCs
The LGU advice note, on transition from LCF to LGC.
Old Rules
Here are my copies of the old rules, which I have also posted to Wikipedia
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- Halfway through 2021, the NEC issued another i.e. a 2nd version of the 2020 rule book, I mirror it here. This also has book marks.
- Here is my copy of the 2020 copy of the Rule Book.
- A copy of the first version of the 2020 copy of the Rule Book. It was updated at some time during 2021 to include the new GS veto of Council candidates.
- The 2019 Rule Book, a mirror on this site, made available by the Party 1 day short of 7 months after they came into force.
- Labour Party 2018 Rule Book, my mirror, for various reasons
- And here’s my old mirror of the 2017 rules just in case.
- And now I have the 2016 version, enjoy!
- 2014 Rule Book!
- 2013 Rule Book
Collins Review
And it seems you now need to read the Final report of the Collins Review although I also have the interim report of the review as part of the rules. My copy is behind the preceding i.e. the first hyperlink. I wonder if this is still true in 2016. If you want to go back beyond Collins, there’s the 2013 Rule Book.
2020 Elections
BAME Representative on NEC
The Procedure and Timetable, and the Candidate Guidance Procedure and Timetable … Candidate Guidance (Code of Conduct)
NEC By-elections 2020
These are here … CLP 20 Procedures and Timetable
Leader/Dep. Leader 2020
These are here … LE20 Procedures and Timetable
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