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This is my Labour Party Rules Page. It contains links to various Labour Party rules, policies and guidelines. This page has a bitly alias https:\/\/bit.ly\/labourrules . …<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Here’s the 2026 Rulebook [https\/pdf]<\/a> and my mirror copy<\/a>. These are the rules as passed by #LAB25. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Current Rules | 2022 Selections & Triggers<\/a> | Meetings<\/a> | Complaints & Codes<\/a> | Misc.<\/a> |  Local Govt<\/a> | Archives<\/a>
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Other Documents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2022 Rules<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In 2022,  they issued two versions, the second version is here as my mirror<\/a>, and also the LP link<\/a>. The first version was issued relatively early in the year i.e. 2022, it also is available here<\/a>. I have used pdf24<\/a> to do  diff in the files. and then used diffchecker<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 Trigger Ballots & Selections<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The advice<\/a> has been given on running the 2022 trigger ballots. Here are Rules for seats with a vacancy<\/a> , for seats without a vacancy i.e. Labour held seats<\/a> and the Code of Conduct<\/a> which governs acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.
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Guidance for conduct of AGM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Issued in 2021, while under lockdown, some useful advice and at least one stitch up, CLP AGM Guide Online v2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guidance for Online Meetings (2020)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a> – or v2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing Orders<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There is huge demand for the rules about the conduct of meetings; these are now held in Chapter 16 , I made a copy<\/a>. of Chapter 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is an old copy, LP Rules 2014 Meetings, Ch 15<\/a>, 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”.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conference Stating Orders<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Standing Orders for Party Conference<\/a>, this copy made by me from CAC5 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Social Media Code of Conduct<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I found the NEC\u2019s new Social Media Code of Conduct<\/strong>, which was published on Labour List<\/a> and have posted here, >> Labour Online Code of Conduct<\/a>, also my mirror is available via a short code: https:\/\/is.gd\/hTx2Mv<\/a> and I created a version from the text in the 2018 rules here …<\/a> This is now part of the Appendices in the Rule Book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Complaints Policy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On Labour’s site<\/a> , or my mirror<\/a> … Date 21 July 2021, this is meant to guide the conduct of the NEC and staff in complaints handling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEC Terms of Reference<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Includes the standing orders, posted and hosted at the Skwakbox, here …<\/a><\/a><\/a>
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Data Protection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have now found the Data Protection guidelines<\/a>  and form used to commit users to data protection policy<\/a>. These are pre DPA 2018. I found this web form<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chakrabarti Report<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the  Chakrabarti Inquiry Report<\/a>
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London Region<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I now have found the Party’s ,  London Region Rules<\/a> dated 2016, which is the date of its last Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labour Group Standing Orders<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Here are the Labour group model standing orders 2016<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lewisham LCF 2012<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

And now I have found the Lewisham LCF Rule Book<\/a> dated 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transition to LGCs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The LGU advice note<\/a>, on transition from LCF to LGC.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Old Rules<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Here are my copies of the old rules, I posted some of them to the wikipedia, but they decided that they lacked sgnificance because they weren’t cited enough, so wikipedia considers this to be original research<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. My Archive\n
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    1. Here’s the 2025 rulebook [https\/pdf]<\/a> and my mirror copy<\/a>. Passed by #LAB24<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. 2024 rule book [http\/pdf]<\/a>, and my mirror copy<\/a>. These are the rules as passed by #LAB23.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. 2023 Rules [http\/pdf]<\/a> and my mirror copy (.pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. 2022 Rule Book<\/a>, my mirror<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. There was no conference and thus no rule changes at the ’20 conference and thus no 2021 Rule Book.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. 2020 Rule Book V2<\/a>, issued later in 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. 2020 Rule Book V1.<\/a><\/span>. It was updated at some time during 2021 to include the new GS  veto of Council candidates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. 2019 Rule Book<\/a><\/span>, my mirror\n
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      1. this is the Democracy Review output and<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. it was made available by the Party 1 day short of 7 months after they came into force.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. 2018 Rule Book<\/a><\/span>, my mirror<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. 2017 Rule Book<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. 2016 Rule Book<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. 2015 Rule Book<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Collins Review<\/a> & its interim report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. 2014 Rule Book<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      9. 2013 Rule Book<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      10. 2012 Rule Book<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n