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Read our policy brief as we state the case for the Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill.

Co-operatives UK fully supports new efforts, spearheaded by the Co-operative Party, to bring forward Marcora-like legislation in the Senedd and Scottish Parliament.

New insolvency legislation to give businesses in distress more opportunities to turn things around has been applied to co-ops following our successful lobbying efforts.

Co-ops are pivotal to helping our communities and country build back better from Covid-19. In this short paper we make four co-op ‘offers’ to everyone working for a more…

Our short paper sets out why city regions should support the creation of employee and worker owned businesses, via both start-up and conversions, in their Covid-19 recovery…

The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (2014) came into force in August 2014, wrapping up accompanying reforms introduced in April 2014.

Co-operative and community benefit societies will be protected from further regulation around raising capital, in an important decision by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)…

In late 2018 we ran a member consultation to co-produce a clear and cohesive agenda for improving the corporate framework for co-operative and community benefit societies. Here's a…

Government has confirmed it will introduce legislation that removes a key financial burden for some co-ops, helping put them on a level playing field with other business forms.

How Scotland’s Shared Prosperity Fund could include a significant role for community-led economic development.

Private rental housing co-ops will no longer have to pay punitive taxes aimed at deterring the corrupt practice known as ‘property enveloping’.

We make a series of policy recommendations in our response to government's call for evidence on Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) in 2019.

Read our response to government's consultation on proposals that would encourage and support businesses with “significant employee influence and control” to participate in public…

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has responded to our calls to abolish the public fees for accessing society information via the online Mutuals Register.

Lobbying pays off as Credit Unions, Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Bill passes through its final stage at the Northern Ireland Assembly..