Labour Party Rule Book

The Labour Party Rule Book is the governing document for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom.

The Labour Party Constitution forms the first chapter of the Rule Book and contains the most important principles and provisions for Labour Party governance. The chapter is divided into ten sections named Clause I to Clause X. Clause IV is the best known Aims and values clause, which was significantly changed in 1995 after Tony Blair became leader of the Labour Party.

The rules may be amended by the party's National Executive Committee ratified by the following Labour Party conference.

The Labour Party is an unincorporated association without a separate legal personality, and the rule book legally regulates the organisation and the relationship with members.

Rule book contents

Labour Party Constitution

Chapter 1: Constitutional rules

Clause I: Name and objects
Clause II: Party structure and affiliated organisations
Clause III: The party’s financial scheme
Clause IV: Aims and values
Clause V: Party programme
Clause VI: Labour Party Conference
Clause VII: Party officers and statutory officers
Clause VIII: The National Executive Committee
Clause IX: The National Constitutional Committee
Clause X: Scope of rules

National rules

Chapter 2: Membership rules

Rule 2A: Conditions of membership
Rule 2B: Membership procedures
Rule 2C: Membership subscriptions

Chapter 3: Party conference

Rule 3A: Delegations
Rule 3B: Conference Arrangements Committee
Rule 3C: Procedural rules for party conference

Chapter 4: Elections of national officers of the party and national committees

Rule 4A: General principles
Rule 4B: Procedural rules for elections for national officers of the party
Rule 4C: Procedural rules for elections for national committees

Chapter 5: Selection for elected public office

Rule 5A: General rules for selections for public office
Rule 5B: Selection of local government candidates
Rule 5C: Selection of Westminster parliamentary candidates
Rule 5D: Selection of European parliamentary candidates
Rule 5E: Selection of candidates for devolved institutions

Chapter 6: Disciplinary rules

Rule 6A: National action by the party
Rule 6B: Action by CLPs

Rules for party units

Chapter 7: Rules for CLPs

Chapter 8: Rules for branches

Chapter 9: Rules for Regional Boards and European party units

Chapter 10: Rules for women’s forums

Chapter 11: Rules for Young Labour

Chapter 12: Rules for Labour Party local government committees

Chapter 13: Rules for local government Labour groups on principal authorities

Chapter 14: Rules for Ethnic Minorities forums

Chapter 15: Model procedural rules (standing orders) for party units

Chapter 16: Party contacts and glossary

Appendices

The appendices of the rule book contain the National Executive Committee statements on:

The Importance of our members
National Executive Committee procedural guidelines on membership recruitment and retention
Selection of Parliamentary candidates – procedural rules
National Executive Committee guidelines for the selection of Local government candidates
Procedural guidelines in disciplinary cases brought before the National Constitutional Committee

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