Alliance for Yorkshire Privacy Policy (UK GDPR Compliant)

The Alliance for Yorkshire is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data responsibly.

What We Collect

Full Name
Postcode
Email address (if provided)

Why We Collect It

To record support for Yorkshire Regional Governance
To understand the geographic spread of support across Yorkshire
To send occasional updates and news (only where you opt in)

Legal Basis

We process your data on the basis of your consent, which you provide when submitting this form.

Data Security

Your information will be stored securely and accessed only by authorised Alliance for Yorkshire administrators.

No Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, share, or pass your personal information to any third parties, organisations, or political bodies

Data Retention

We will retain your data only for as long as the Yorkshire Alliance remains active or until you request its deletion

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

Request access to your personal data. 

Request correction of inaccurate information
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of your data
Withdraw your consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact: 

empowertheenglishregions@gmail.com

Alliance for Yorkshire Statute of Establishment. 

​1. Name

Alliance for Yorkshire (hereinafter: the Alliance)

​2. Aims

To advocate for and promote devolution for the Region of Yorkshire.

​To engage in civic discussion and awareness-raising regarding the autonomy, future governance and economic development of the Region of Yorkshire.

​To remain a cross-party, independent movement that does not field candidates for election.

​3. Membership.

The Alliance is an unincorporated association. It has no formal fee-paying membership but is open on a voluntary basis to all citizens both within the Region and beyond who support its aims.

​4. Management Committee

The Alliance shall be managed by a Committee assisted by at least two officers, a Chair and a Treasurer.

The latter are responsible for the day-to-day administration and financial oversight of the Alliance.

​Decisions shall be made whenever possible by consensus; otherwise, by simple majority vote.

​5. Finance

​All funds raised by or on behalf of the Alliance shall be employed to further the Alliance's aims and for no other purpose.

​A bank account shall be opened in the name of the Alliance for Yorkshire.

All financial transactions must be authorised by two signatories: the Treasurer and one other nominated officer.

​The Treasurer shall keep proper accounts of the finances of the Alliance.

​6. Non-Profit Status

The Alliance is a non-profit-making organisation. No portion of the Alliance's income or assets shall be paid or transferred, directly or indirectly, to any members of the Committee or supporters, except for the reimbursement of legitimate out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Alliance.

​7. Dissolution

If the Committee decides for whatever reason to dissolve the Alliance, any assets remaining after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Committee or supporters. Instead, the assets shall be given or transferred to such other non-profit or charitable institution(s) with aims similar to those of the Alliance.

​8. Adoption of the Statue of Establishment.

This Statute was adopted on the [Date] by the following Committee and signed by:

​Name: ____________________ (Chair)  Signature: ____________________

Name: ____________________ (Treasurer)  Signature: ____________________

This is a constitution for Yorkshire, in draft only and a work in progress. This Constitution is only in the event that Yorkshire in the future is granted a regional parliament on similar terms to those of Scotland. 

CONSTITUTION OF YORKSHIRE 

PREAMBLE 

We, the people of Yorkshire, acknowledging our proud heritage and the enduring strength of our 

regional identity, 

Gratefully remembering the determination of our forebears who shaped our distinctive character 

through centuries of endeavour, 

Recognising our place within the United Kingdom while affirming our right to regional self

governance, 

And seeking to promote the common good of all Yorkshire people, with due observance of justice, 

fairness and community spirit, so that the dignity and freedom of the individual may be assured, 

true social progress attained, the unity of our region is strengthened, and harmonious relations 

maintained with other regions of the United Kingdom, 

Do hereby adopt, enact, and give ourselves this Constitution. 

THE REGION 

Article 1 

The Yorkshire Region affirms the right of the Yorkshire people to regional self-governance within 

the United Kingdom, to manage its own affairs, and to develop its life, political, economic and 

cultural, in accordance with its own genius and traditions while respecting the constitutional 

framework of the United Kingdom. 

Article 2 

It is the entitlement and birthright of every person born in the Region of Yorkshire to be part of the 

Yorkshire Regional community, to identify and be accepted as Yorkshire, and to be recognised as 

such. 

Article 3 

It is the firm will of the Yorkshire Region to unite all the people who share the territory of the 

Region, in all the diversity of their identities and traditions, recognising that regional cohesion shall 

be brought about through democratic participation and mutual respect for our shared Yorkshire 

heritage. 

THE TERRITORY 

Article 4 

The name of the region is Yorkshire. 

Article 5 

Yorkshire consists of the historic territory comprising the following: 

1. The West Riding of Yorkshire 

2. The North Riding of Yorkshire 

3. The East Riding of Yorkshire 

4. The City and County of York 

No law shall be enacted placing any part of this territory under any authority external to the 

Yorkshire regional government saves as provided for by the constitutional arrangements within the 

United Kingdom and as may be necessary for participation in national and international 

organisations and agreements. 

Article 6 

The Yorkshire Region claims jurisdiction over the territorial waters adjacent to its coasts and the air 

space above its territory and territorial waters. 

THE YORKSHIRE PEOPLE 

Article 7 

The Yorkshire regional family is founded on Yorkshire, the primary and natural educator of the 

child, for the care and education of their children. 

Article 8 

The Region recognises the family as the natural primary and fundamental unit group of Society, and 

as a moral institution possessing inalienable and imprescriptible rights, antecedent and superior to 

all positive law. 

Article 9 

No person may be excluded from Yorkshire citizenship by reason of the sex of such person or 

religion. 

Article 10 

All citizens of Yorkshire shall have the right to free elementary education and the right to establish 

and maintain schools, subject only to reasonable regulation in the interest of public order and 

morality. 

THE YORKSHIRE PARLIAMENT 

Article 11 

The Yorkshire Parliament shall be called 'The Yorkshire Parliament', consisting of the President of 

Yorkshire and the elected constituency members. 

Article 12 

The sole and exclusive power of making laws for Yorkshire is hereby vested in The Yorkshire 

Parliament. No other legislative authority has power to make laws for Yorkshire. 

Article 13 

The Yorkshire Parliament shall sit in York. 

Article 14 

The right to vote at an election for members of Yorkshire Parliament and to vote at a referendum 

shall be extended to all citizens without distinction of sex who have reached the age of eighteen 

years, who are not placed under disability or incapacity by the Constitution or by law, and who 

comply with the provisions of the law relating to the election of members of The Yorkshire 

Parliament or the provisions of the law relating to the referendum, as the case may be. 

THE PRESIDENT OF YORKSHIRE 

Article 15 

There shall be a President of The Yorkshire Region, hereinafter called the President, who shall take 

precedence over all other persons in Yorkshire and who shall exercise and perform the powers and 

functions conferred on the president by this constitution and by law. 

Article 16 

Every citizen of Yorkshire who has reached his or her fiftieth year of age is eligible for election to 

the office of President. 

Article 17 

The president shall be elected by direct vote of the people of Yorkshire. 

Article 18 

The President shall hold office for seven years from the date upon which he/she enters upon his/her 

office, unless he/she previously dies, or resigns, or is removed from office, or becomes permanently 

incapacitated. 

Article 19 

The President shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe publicly, in the presence of 

members of the house of The Yorkshire Parliament, or other public persons, the following 

declaration: 

"I, [Name], do solemnly and sincerely promise and declare that I will maintain the Constitution of 

Yorkshire and uphold its laws, that I will fulfil my duties faithfully and conscientiously in 

accordance with the Constitution and the law, that I will serve the people of Yorkshire with integrity 

and dedication, and that I will work for the betterment and welfare of all Yorkshire people." 

THE GOVERNMENT 

Article 20 

The executive power of Yorkshire shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be exercised 

by or on the authority of the government. 

Article 21 

The Government shall consist of not less than XXX and not more than XXX members who shall be 

appointed by the President in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. 

Article 22 

The head of the government shall be called 'the First Minister'. 

Article 23 

The  First Minister shall keep the President generally informed on matters of domestic and 

international policy. 

Article 24 

The government shall be responsible to the citizens of Yorkshire. 

The Yorkshire Parliament 

Article 25 

The Yorkshire Parliament shall be composed of members who represent constituencies determined 

by law. 

Article 26 

The total number of members of The Yorkshire Parliament shall be fixed from time to time by law. 

but the total number of members shall not be fixed at less than one member for each thirty thousand 

of the population, or at more than one member for each twenty thousand of the population. 

Article 27 

Every citizen of Yorkshire, without distinction of sex, who has reached the age of twenty-one years, 

and who is not placed under disability or incapacity by this Constitution or by law, shall be eligible 

for membership in The Yorkshire Parliament. 

Article 28 

The Yorkshire Parliament shall be summoned and dissolved by the President on the advice of the 

First Minister. 

Article 29 

The Yorkshire Parliament shall sit in York or in such other place as it may from time to time decide. 

resolution determined. 

YORKSHIRE COURTS 

Article 30 

Justice shall be administered in courts established by law by judges appointed by the President on 

the advice of the Government. 

Article 31 

The courts shall comprise courts of first instance and a court of final jurisdiction. 

Article 32 

The jurisdiction of the High Court shall extend to the question of the validity of any law having 

regard to the provisions of the Constitution. 

Article 33 

Save in the case of trial of offences under military law by military tribunals, no person shall be tried 

on any criminal charge save in due course of law. 

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS 

Article 34 

All citizens shall, as human persons, be held equal before the law. 

Article 35 

No citizen shall be deprived of his liberty save in accordance with law. 

Article 36 

The dwelling of every citizen is inviolable and shall not be forcibly entered save in accordance with 

law. 

Article 37 

The privacy of the family is guaranteed by Yorkshire. No law shall be enacted placing any disability 

or making any discrimination on the ground of religious profession, belief or status, political 

opinion, or social background. 

Article 38 

All citizens have the right to express freely their convictions and opinions. 

Article 39 

The education of children is the natural and imprescriptible right and duty of parents. 

Article 40 

Yorkshire recognises that citizens have the natural right to the private ownership of property, subject 

to the principles of social justice and the common good. 

DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL POLICY 

Article 41 

Yorkshire pledges itself to safeguard with especial care the economic interests of the weaker 

sections of the community, and, where necessary, to contribute to the support of the infirm, the 

widow, the orphan, and the aged. 

Article 42 

Yorkshire recognises the desirability of preserving, developing and restoring the national language 

known as the Yorkshire dialect as the regional language. 

Article 43 

Yorkshire shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing that the citizens may, through their 

Occupations find the means of making reasonable provision for their domestic needs. 

AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION 

Article 44 

This Constitution may be amended, whether by way of variation, addition, or repeal, in the manner 

provided by this article. 

Article 45 

Every proposal for an amendment of this Constitution shall be initiated in The Yorkshire Parliament 

as a Bill, and shall, upon having been passed by The Yorkshire Parliament, be submitted by 

Referendum to the decision of the people. 

Article 46 

Every citizen of Yorkshire who has the right to vote at an election for members of The Yorkshire 

Parliament shall have the right to vote at a referendum. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Article 47 

Subject to this Constitution and to the extent to which they are not inconsistent therewith, the laws 

in force in Yorkshire immediately prior to the coming into operation of this Constitution shall 

continue to be of full force and effect until the same shall have been repealed or amended by 

enactment of the Yorkshire Parliament. 

Article 48 

This Constitution shall come into operation immediately upon the adoption thereof by the Yorkshire 

people voting upon the Constitution at a plebiscite to be held for that purpose. 

Article 49 

This constitution shall be called The Yorkshire Constitution. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF We, the people of Yorkshire, set our hand to this Constitution this 

_____ day of ________, in the year of our Lord ________. 

SIGNED: 

By the Authority of the Yorkshire People 

SCHEDULES 

SCHEDULE ONE: THE YORKSHIRE OATH 

"I swear by my honour and to the people of Yorkshire that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance 

to Yorkshire according to law and that I will faithfully discharge my duties as [office] according to 

the Constitution and the law, serving the people of Yorkshire with integrity and dedication." 

SCHEDULE TWO: CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES 

[To be determined by the Yorkshire Boundary Commission in accordance with the principles set 

forth in this Constitution] 

SCHEDULE THREE: YORKSHIRE REGIONAL SYMBOLS 

Regional Flower: White Rose of York 

Regional Animal: Yorkshire Terrier 

Regional Motto: "Unitate Fortior" – Stronger through Unity. 

Regional Anthem 

Regional Flag: White Rose on Blue Field