Changes to the Conservative Party Constitution Phase 7

Here we go again.   Has your Constituency Chairman told you about this?   Comments to follow! 

Email sent by Julian Ellacott, Chairman of the National Convention on 30 July.   

Dear John, Thank you to the many of you who provided your input in response to the previous 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, covering different topics, starting last year and running until later this year. 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 7, which covers the following sections: Wording from various existing Schedules relating to candidate selection, proposed to be consolidated into its own new section along with additional principles relating to selection processes Schedule 6 – Further Rules of the Party The document setting out suggested changes and questions for your consideration is here.

Phase 7 Discussion paper Please review the document and then use the following online survey to submit your views on these topics. The consultation will close on Tuesday 18 August. There will be an online call at 6.00pm on Monday 17 August for you to discuss these topics and provide your input.   Please use this link to register for the call in advance. 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 previous Phases). 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