NEC Officers , the Officers of the NEC are: •
Leader of the Labour Party:
Keir Starmer MP •
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party:
Lucy Powell MP • Chair of the National Executive Committee:
Shabana Mahmood MP • Vice-Chair of the National Executive Committee: Cllr Peter Wheeler •
Treasurer: Mike Payne • Chair of the Organisation Committee: Tom Williams • Chair of the Disputes Panel:
Gurinder Singh Josan MP • NEC co-convenor of the Joint Policy Committee (JPC): Keiran O’Neill • Chair of the Equalities Committee: Abdi Duale • Chair of the National Policy Forum (when a member of the NEC):
Ellie Reeves MP
Joint Policy Committee The
Joint Policy Committee (JPC) has strategic oversight of policy development in the party through overseeing the rolling programme of Partnership in Power. The JPC acts as the steering group for the
National Policy Forum. It is therefore a joint committee made up of NEC, Government and National Policy Forum representatives.
NEC sub-committees The following are sub-committees of the NEC:
Equalities Committee The Equalities Committee responsibilities and roles include: • Women's recruitment, retention and participation in the party in elected office and the development of women's forums at local level • Black, Asian and ethnic minority recruitment, retention and participation in the party • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender representation and participation within the party • Disability access and increased representation and participation of members with disabilities • Considering effective party responses to
Employment Framework Directive based on Article 13 (
Treaty on European Union) and the European Union Action Programme to Combat Discrimination • Responsibility for driving the Party's equality agenda and the development of an inclusive organisation at all levels • Link with Organisation Committee and
Young Labour Co-ordinating Committee on issues of age discrimination • Biannual women's forum • Biannual ethnic minorities forum
Business Board The Business Board is responsible for overseeing the business functions of the organisation including the management of the finances.
Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee The Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee has responsibility for audit and compliance oversight, and is accountable for internal audit procedures providing a systematic approach to risk management in all of the party's activities. The committee ensures that the Labour Party's financial activities are within the law, and that an effective system of internal control is maintained.
Organisation Sub-Committee The Organisation Sub Committee is a sub-committee of the NEC (generally known as Org Sub) and is responsible for
party rules and
constitution; ensuring parties are operating effectively throughout the country to the highest standards and has overall responsibility for membership, investigations, selections, Conferences, electoral law, boundaries strategy and internal elections.
Complaints & Disciplinary Sub-committee The NEC Complaints & Disciplinary Sub-committee is a sub-committee of the NEC Organisation Sub-committee which hears membership appeals; re-admission applications; party disputes and conciliation; minor investigations and local government appeals where referred to the NEC. It operates in a
quasi-judicial fashion, conducting hearings and interviews around the country where necessary. ==Membership==