mutuals

This publication, which follows a draft released in 2011 for consultation, details how Co-operatives UK makes judgements on aspects of co-operative identity.

Sue Slipman, Chief Executive of the Foundation Trust Network, gave a talk about the future of mutualisation in the health sector at the Autumn Forum. Watch the video and slides here.

Co-operatives UK was commissioned by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills to explore options for the mutualisation of Post Office Ltd as suggested in the report ‘Securing the Post Office Network in the Digital Age’ and enabled by the Postal Services Bill.

The findings from the project have been used to inform our proposals and are summarised in this report.

A guided journey to discover your own public service co-operative destination.

This guide, produced by Co-operatives UK and Mutual Ventures, takes you through the four main steps you will need to think about before setting up your own public sector mutual.

In the context of the UK Coalition Government’s policies to promote public service mutuals, Time to get serious: international lessons for developing public service mutuals examines the experience in Spain, Italy and Sweden. It identifies some key factors for success, learning lessons and questions that are relevant for the development of new co-operative models in the UK.