Our Statement of Values and Principles

• 13th Feb 2022
• Governance

The Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network is a Local Government Association Special Interest Group. Members of the Network are local authorities committed to reforming the way we work through building an equal partnership with local people, based on the values and principles of the International Co-operative Alliance.

As a Network we strive to ensure that our member councils uphold and strengthen co-operative values and principles. Our membership approval and self-assessment process reflects this commitment.

Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network members believe that the unprecedented challenges facing the public sector and local communities mean that traditional models of top down governance and economic growth are no longer fit for purpose. We agree that we urgently need to create a new approach, and that the founding traditions of the co-operative movement – collective action and co-operation, empowerment and enterprise – offer a foundation for fresh and innovative solutions which can be built on to tackle the challenges of today. Although drawing on the traditions of the past, much of this remains unchartered territory for local government.

Members of the Cooperative Councils’ Innovation Network are committed to helping each other translate co-operative principles into solutions that work for our communities and places.

• Our Statement of Values and Principles

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