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Community Ownership Fund: Maximising impact through self‑help and co‑operation
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: Policy briefingThis paper makes the case for ensuring the Community Ownership Fund includes support for collaborative, enterprise-focused approaches to community ownership.
Privacy notice and data protection policy
Related topic: Co-operatives UKLearn how Co-operatives UK collects, stores and uses your data.
Housing to 2040: consultation on outline policy options
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: Policy briefingRead our response to Scottish government's consultation on housing.
Implementing the Greater Manchester Co-operative Commission final report
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Policy briefingIn this paper Co-operatives UK makes proposals for how Greater Manchester Co-operative Commission’s recommendations might be implemented.
Agriculture Bill 2019-20: An impact assessment
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: Policy briefingWe highlight concerns around a lack of protection for farmer co-operation in the Agriculture Bill 2019-20.
Corporate Governance Code appendices
Related topic: Governance | Resource type: ToolkitMember content
Used alongside the Corporate Governance Code, these appendices are designed to enable co-ops to develop their governance practices by adopting policies and processes.
Co-operative Corporate Governance Code
Related topic: Governance | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideThis code is a tool to help chart what good practice can look like. It focuses on best practice around democracy and quality of leadership that emerges through good governance.
A National Co-operative Development Agency: Our position
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: Policy briefingCo‑operatives UK welcomes the proposal to establish a National Co‑operative Development Agency (NCDA).
Shared power, shared prosperity (Scotland)
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: Policy briefingIn this short policy paper we recommend that Scottish government should consider earmarking around 20 per cent of the Shared Prosperity Fund for community-led economy development…
Planning for board excellence
Related topic: Governance | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideA board must be made up of directors with the right mix of expertise, experience and perspectives to ensure it does not become homogenous. This short guide runs through the process…
Contact package - fair usage policy
Related topic: Co-operatives UK | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideIf your co-op has the Co-operatives UK Contact Package, you'll need to read our Fair Usage Policy
Consultation on the future definition of public service mutuals
Related topic: Policy campaignsRead our response to government's consultation on the future definition of public service mutuals
#1MillionOwners campaign proposal
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Policy briefingContent by #1MillionOwners
Read the full #1MillionOwners proposal for the 2021 Spending Review
Social Investment Tax Relief consultation (2019) - our response
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: Policy briefingWe made a series of policy recommendations in our response to government's call for evidence on Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) in 2019.
Finance Toolkit
Related topic: Finance | Resource type: ToolkitMember content
A comprehensive toolkit of finance resources for co‑ops.
From Conflict to Co-operation
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideThe From Conflict to Co-operation series aims to help co-operatives not only to deal with conflict when it arises but also to avoid unnecessary conflict.