Organisation : Independence for Scotland Party (ISP)
Facility Name : Join Membership
Country : Scotland ,UK
Website : https://www.isp.scot/isp_membership/
How to Join ISP Membership?
** Join the ISP and help us campaign for a Independent Scotland. As a member we will keep you up to date with all our activities so you can choose how to best get involved.
** By applying to become a member of the Independence for Scotland Party you agree to accept and conform to the constitution, programme, principles and policy of the Party.
** You must hold your membership at the address where you reside and if eligible be registered as an elector at that address.
Related / Similar Facility : UK Independence Party Join Membership United Kingdom
** You also confirm that you are not a member of any other registered political party and you are not a member of any organisation incompatible with membership of the Independence for Scotland Party.
** You also confirm that you have read, understood and agree to abide by the Members Code of Conduct, which can be found here.
** Your membership rights commence from the date your membership is recorded on the national membership list.
** By supplying personal data to register as a member you agree that the Independence for Scotland Party, elected representatives of the Independence for Scotland Party, and any candidates in internal party elections in which you are entitled to participate may contact you using any of the data you have supplied.
** By clicking “Join” and providing a mobile number, you agree to ISP Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You consent to receive SMS messages from ISP to provide updates on our activities and updates on how you can help us. Message frequency will depend on our activities.
** We’ll keep you up to date through your preferred method(s), but you can opt-out using the unsubscribe link in each email we send. Text messages can be opted out at any time using the appropriate stop message.
** We will not share your details with anyone outside the Party.
ISP Scotland Code of Conduct
Every member of the Independence for Scotland Party is required to abide by the Party’s Code of Conduct
Members Code of Conduct :
** Every member will abide by the party’s policy and its Constitution, Rules and Standing Orders.
** A member shall not disavow the aims of the Party in whole or in party.
** Members shall respect each other’s good faith in endorsing the Party’s aims.
** No member shall discriminate against another member on grounds of: age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation.
** No member shall abuse or defame any other member whether via the media or otherwise.
** No member shall be a member of any organisation contesting elections in opposition to the Party or announce an intention to join any such organisation.
** No member shall make a statement on behalf of their branch without the authority of the branch nor make any such statement that he/she knows or ought to know does not properly reflect the position of the branch in question.
** All members will respect the internal confidentiality of Office Bearer reports to the Party and of papers issued only within the Party except insofar as these have been put into the public domain by or with the authority of the Party Executive Committee
Approved Parliamentary Candidates :
Approved Parliamentary candidates are expected to abide by the members code of conduct with the following additional responsibilities.
The Approved Parliamentary Candidates Code of Conduct :
** Candidates are required, if elected, to pay in full the Parliamentary Levy as approved the ISP Executive Committee
** Any member resigning from a Party group should also resign as a member of Parliament to which he/she was elected as a Party candidate.
** On any occasion when a Candidate has concerns that any action, activity, statement or issue, may be used against them, or may bring the Party at local or national level into disrepute or difficulty, they must alert the Executive committee as soon as possible for advice, guidance and support.
** Other than in circumstances where the Candidate is the designated Party spokesperson on the subject in question:
i. Candidates must inform the ISP Media Relations Officer of requests for interview or comment by the national media prior to accepting any such requests
ii. Candidates must also keep the Media Relations Officer informed of invitations to speak at or contribute to external meetings or conferences, which may attract press attention.
iii. If in doubt about any media or speaking request, please check with the Media Relations Officer.
iv. For local media candidates may use their own judgement
** Candidates will make every reasonable effort to attend training and briefing sessions organised by the Party, study and be familiar with policies of the Party and with current political issues.
** Candidates will keep in contact with their branches and work closely with them. During the campaign candidates must also work closely with neighbouring candidates, sharing information and co-ordinating local press as appropriate.
** Candidates will respond promptly to requests for information from ISP headquarters
** Candidates will make every reasonable effort to make themselves available for national campaign activity as requested.
FAQ on Independence for Scotland Party
The ISP are unknown. Why would I waste my vote on a new Party?
All parties were new at some point. That should not be a reason not to vote for the ISP or any of the new independence-supporting parties. For the first time in Scottish political history, you have a choice of people and parties supporting independence. This is something to celebrate!
The ISP are a new party formed in May 2020, made up of Independence-supporting volunteers who have taken on an extreme amount of work to set up a party in a few months and run for election. We have been organising since that date in order to participate in the May 2021 Scottish Parliamentary elections.
The ISP is just a ‘Pop-Up’ Party.
There is no such thing as a “pop-up party”. To set up a party from scratch takes several months, and a lot of work; it requires you to have a constitution, a financial scheme, named officers and an approved symbol. You have to be registered by the Electoral Commission and it also costs a lot of money to run candidates. No one embarks on this without serious intent. Again, remember that the ISP has been formed by volunteers from Day One.
Who funds the ISP?
The ISP is funded by members, donations and money provided through crowdfunders. The ISP has no corporate or “Big Money” donors. All money has been provided through grassroots independence supporters. This means that we are free from the type of influence that bedevils larger parties.
Who are your candidates?
We are currently nearing the conclusion of Candidate Vetting and once completed Candidates will be announced to the public.
Where is your Manifesto?
Once the policy committee has signed off and candidates are announced, the Manifesto will be published. No other party has published a manifesto and will not until closer to the May 2021 election date.