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Introduction

The National Policy Forum (NPF) plays a crucial role in the development of the Labour Party’s policy platform to support the new Labour Government and build towards the next General Election.

The NPF consists of around 200 representatives drawn from across the Labour movement and the country, who consult with the general public, members, affiliates, experts and stakeholders to hear their views on key policy areas. 

The policy development cycle lasts five years, four years of which centre on the rolling NPF process. 

In the first three years of the cycle, the NPF produces an Annual Report, setting out conclusions and policy recommendations based on its work throughout the year. This is debated and voted on at Annual Conference. Once approved, the contents of the report contribute to Labour’s policy platform. 

The fourth year brings the work of the NPF together in a full, in-person meeting to agree the party’s policy platform in a final report of the NPF. This is then voted on at Annual Conference and, once approved, contributes to the policy platform out of which the manifesto is drawn ahead of the next General Election.  

The final stage of the policy development process is the Clause V meeting. This meeting decides and approves the party’s manifesto which is drawn from the work of the NPF.  

The NPF consists of six policy commissions, each focused on a different area of policy within Labour. The individual policy commissions are co-convened by a member the National Executive Committee (NEC) and a Cabinet minister. 

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The National Policy Forum is the Labour Party’s democratic policy-making process. The NPF consists of around 200 representatives drawn from across the Labour movement and the country, who consult with the general public, members, affiliates, experts and stakeholders to hear their views on key policy areas.  

The NPF holds annual consultations during which we invite people to share their policy ideas in response to key questions for discussion. We host national events and encourage local parties to get involved by organising their own local events. 

From this, the NPF produces an Annual Report to be debated and voted on at conference. Once approved, the contents of the report contribute to Labour’s policy platform.  

Anyone can make a submission to the NPF on any topic. The theme of this year’s consultation is ‘Fixing the foundations to deliver change’ and there is more information on each of the policy commissions in the consultation documents. There are also questions to guide your discussions. 

You don’t need to answer every one of the questions in the document, nor answer them in a specific way. These questions are intended as a guide to stimulate discussions on what you think the main issues are in that policy area. 

If your policy suggestions aren’t covered by the consultation documents, we still want to hear from you, and you can still send your submissions in the same way. 

We encourage you to submit your responses on the website. If you are having any technical difficulties with this form, you can also send your submissions by email to [email protected] 

You are welcome to send your responses as an individual or as an organisation, whether that’s Constituency or Branch Labour Party, Trade Union, or other organisation. 

The 2025 consultation runs from March 31st to June 8th. 

We welcome submissions from members of the public, Constituency and Branch Labour Parties, trade unions and socialist societies, as well as contributions from expert third party organisations such as think tanks, businesses and civil society.  

If you are a member, we also encourage you to join one of our national members’ events, or to host your own local event. 

The theme for the first-year consultation is ‘Fixing the foundations to deliver change’. During the consultation, each commission will consult on fixing the foundations to enable the Labour Government to deliver the milestones set out in the Plan for Change and identify future challenges on the path to delivering the decade of national renewal that Labour promised in the 2024 Manifesto.  

There are more specific questions for reflection in the consultation documents. You don’t need to answer every one of the questions in the document, nor answer them in a specific way. These questions are intended as a guide to stimulate discussions on what you think the main issues are in each policy area. 

The NPF consists of around 200 representatives drawn from across the Labour movement and the country, who consult with the general public, members, affiliates, experts and stakeholders to hear their views on key policy areas.  

The full list of NPF reps is here. 

If you are a CLP chair, secretary, or policy-officer and are not already in touch with your NPF rep, please contact us and we are happy to link you up: [email protected]

The consultation documents provide more information on each policy commission. 

Please choose the policy commission that you think your submission falls under. You can also add a more specific category. 

All submissions are verified by a member of staff who will sort your submission into the correct policy commission.  

Please send separate policy submissions in separate documents. 

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