Specified Associated Organisation Explained

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),^[3]
• Liberal Democrat Campaign for Racial Equality (LDCRE),^[4]
• LGBT+ Liberal Democrats,^[5]
• Liberal Democrat Lawyers’ Association (LDLA)
• Liberal Democrat Women (LDW),^[6]
• Young Liberals,
• Parliamentary Candidates’ Association (PCA),^[7]
• Liberal Democrat Christian Forum (LDCF).

See also

• Socialist society

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Federal Constitution . 2024-06-02 . www.libdems.org.uk . en-gb.
2. Web site: 2010-02-17 . Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors . 2010-04-13 . ALDC.
3. Web site: ALDES . 2010-04-13 . ALDES.
4. Web site: Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats . Ethnic-minority.libdems.org . 2010-03-08 . 2010-04-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100126020532/http://www.ethnic-minority.libdems.org/index.html . 2010-01-26 .
5. Web site: 2010-02-17 . DELGA: Liberal Democrats for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Action . 2010-04-13 . Lgbt.libdems.org.uk.
6. Web site: Women Liberal Democrats . Wld.org.uk . 2010-04-13.
7. Web site: PCA Encyclopedia : Welcome to the Parliamentary Candidates Association Website . Parliamentary.org.uk . 2010-04-13.