A Specified Associated Organisation is an organization of members of the British Liberal Democrats formed around a specific trait and designated by the Federal Board as affiliates of the party. SAOs are distinguished from other Liberal Democrat pressure groups (also known as Associated Organizations) in that SAOs can review and input policies.
as of 2024, the current SAOs include:
- Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors and Campaigners (ALDC),[1][2]
- Association of Liberal Democrat Engineers and Scientists (ALDES),[1][3]
- Liberal Democrat Campaign for Racial Equality (LDCRE),[1][4]
- LGBT+ Liberal Democrats,[1][5]
- Liberal Democrat Lawyers’ Association (LDLA)[1]
- Liberal Democrat Women (LDW),[1][6]
- Young Liberals,[1]
- Parliamentary Candidates’ Association (PCA),[1][7]
- Liberal Democrat Christian Forum (LDCF).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Federal Constitution". www.libdems.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors". ALDC. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "ALDES". ALDES. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats". Ethnic-minority.libdems.org. 2010-03-08. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "DELGA: Liberal Democrats for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Action". Lgbt.libdems.org.uk. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Women Liberal Democrats". Wld.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "PCA Encyclopedia : Welcome to the Parliamentary Candidates Association Website". Parliamentary.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-13.