Rules, policies, subsidiaries

A better way of doing business.

Rules of the Co-operative Group

These rules set out the way we're owned, organised and governed.

• Rules of the Co-operative Group (PDF, 87 pages, 857 KB)

Purchases Regulations

The Purchases Regulations, together with the Appendices, are the regulations approved by the Board and the Council of Co-operative Group Limited.

• Purchases Regulations (PDF, 19 pages, 834KB)

Directors' expenses policy

• Directors' expenses policy

Board Diversity Policy

• Board Diversity Policy

Risk and audit committee

Committee members:

• Simon Burke (chair)
• Hazel Blears
• Paul Chandler
• Lord Victor Adebowale

• Risk and audit committee: terms of reference (PDF, 10 pages, 159KB)

Nominations committee

Committee members:

• Allan Leighton (Chair)
• Sir Christopher Kelly
• Simon Burke
• Hazel Blears
• Gareth Thomas
• The President of the Council

• Nominations committee: terms of reference (PDF, 5 pages, 89KB)

Remuneration committee

Committee members:

• Stevie Spring (Chair)
• Sir Christopher Kelly
• Peter Plumb
• Margaret Casely-Hayford
• Gareth Thomas

• Remuneration Committee: terms of reference (PDF, 7 pages, 164 KB)

Scrutiny committee

Terms of reference:

• Scrutiny committee: terms of reference (PDF, 5 pages, 34KB)

Non-executive directors' fees committee

Terms of reference:

• Non-executive directors' fees committee: terms of reference (PDF, 5 pages, 29KB)

Subsidiaries

• Group subsidiaries list (PDF, 3 pages, 13 KB)

For queries and information regarding The Co-operative Group businesses:

The Co-operative Group Customer Relations Freepost MR9473 Manchester M4 8BA

Phone: 0800 0686 727