Conservative Party - Changes to the Party Constitution!

 If any Associations hold  any meetings or take soundings of ordinary members please let me know! Otherwise the changes will be those put forward by the Party establishment.

Please note that when it says "Once all sections of the Constitution have been covered all of the proposed changes will be put to a vote (in line with the Constitution).   This does not mean that the ordinary members will get a vote, it is just the members of the National Convention and MPs.

The Party Constitution should capable of being changed at a Meeting to which all Party members are invited.   That is democracy.

From Julian Ellacott:

To: members of the National Convention and other members participating in the Constitution Review

Thank you to the many of you who provided your input in response to the first two phases of consultation on changes to the Party Constitution.  The responses have been analysed and draft text updated as a result.

 To recap on the process, we are reviewing the Constitution in phases, starting last year and running until later this year.  Each phase covers different topics, on each of which you will have the opportunity to have your say.  Once all sections of the Constitution have been covered all of the proposed changes will be put to a vote (in line with the Constitution).

 We have now moved onto to Phase 3, which covers provisions relating to Associations and Federations, including their standard rules (Schedules 7 and 7A).  These are lengthy sections and of direct relevance to the way Associations and Federations are run.

 The document setting out suggested changes and questions for your consideration is here: Phase 3 - Discussion Paper.

 Please review the document and then use the following online survey to submit your views on these topics: Survey here

 Regional and Area Chairmen are also being asked to arrange localised online calls between Association Chairmen to discuss feedback and ideas, which will be passed back to me.

The consultation will close on Saturday 28 February.

 There will be an online call from 6.30pm to 8.00pm on Tuesday 24 February for you to discuss the Phase 2 topics and provide your input.  Please use this link to register for the call in advance: REGISTER HERE.

Association and Federation Chairmen are also encouraged to share this consultation with your fellow Officers, Executive Councils, staff and any particularly interested members, and host local meetings to discuss it and provide feedback (as some of you did for Phases 1 and 2).

 If you wish to submit marked up text instead, please download the discussion document above, mark up the text in the first column, and email as an attachment to national.convention@conservatives.com, or if you prefer a freeform text response, just email it to the same address.

 Thank you in for your participation in this important task.

 

Yours,

 

Julian Ellacott

Chairman of the National Convention and Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee

 

To recap, the following are the members of the Constitution Review Committee:

• Julian Ellacott (Chairman, National Convention)
• Kevin Hollinrake MP (Party Chairman)
• Stewart Harper (President, National Convention)
• Gotz Mohindra OBE (former Board member)
• Bob Blackman CBE MP (Chairman, 1922 Committee)
• Nominee of the Association of Conservative Peers (currently vacant)
• Cllr John Cope (Chairman, CCA)
• Cllr Tomos Davies (representing the Welsh Conservatives)
• Lord McInnes CBE (CCHQ Chief Executive Officer)
• Aimee Henderson (CCHQ Chief Operating Officer)
• Megan Tucker (CCHQ Nominating Officer)