The Law Commission update on their review of the Co-op & Community Benefits Act 2014

July 16, 2026 by David Smith

We prompted the Law Commission on their review of the 2014 Act ‘to see if its fit to meet the needs of society’. “They say, “Thank you for your interest in our review of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. We are writing to let you know that, due to internal resourcing and scheduling, our final Report and draft Bill will now be published in early 2027. For those stakeholders who are also interested in our review of the Friendly Societies Acts 1992 and 1974: we intend to publish our report and draft Bill in the autumn of this year, potentially in September”. You can see  one of several relevant videos from a Robert Owen Day event on this theme  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEA3ui1mIwU

About David Smith

A lifelong co-operative and community activist at all levels of the movement, including the Co-op Group Main Board. Public service includes Government Food Adviser; UK Healthcare Regulator. David founded the first Community Law Centre in Wales and directed the first EC funded Wales Anti-Poverty Programme: pioneering co-operative & place making community initiatives. https://www.svcymru.org/files/2021-03/david-smith-a-founders-tale.pdf Robert Owen Memorial Museum Trustee. Director, Sheffield Co-op Development Group. Graduate Ruskin College, Oxford and UC Cardiff + PGCE, MA (European Human Resource Management) Keele; Professional Food & Management qualifications. Former Lecturer, Gwent Tertiary College.
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