Join the BDA

GOLD

Executive Tier Member – £500 per year

• All Silver rights and access
• Executive-level engagement with BDA leadership
• Invitations to small strategic forums and briefings
• You may be requested and you may request to chair policy committees, propose policies and sponsor policy research documents
• You may publish articles in the BDA newsletter and on the BDA website where they align with the core values of the BDA
• You may assist in the selection of candidate MPs and on disciplinary hearings

Join as Gold Member

SILVER

Premium Tier Member – £200 per year

• All Bronze rights and access
• Priority contact on BDA policy and legal queries
• Invitations to select member strategy discussions
• You may co-sponsor policy research documents
• You may be asked to sit on committees or steering groups
• You may be asked to assist with disciplinary hearings
• You may recommend MP candidates who have clear community support

Join as Silver Member

BRONZE

Standard Member – £20 per year

• Standard voting member of the BDA
• Access to member briefings and campaign updates
• Eligible to stand for internal roles (per constitution)
• May sit on local committees by invitation to help shape local policy
• May be invited to regional and national committees
• May nominate local MP candidates to the local candidate group

Join as Bronze Member

BLUE

Serving Emergency & Public Services – £10 per year

• Concessionary membership for serving Uniformed and Emergency public-service staff (Emergency Services, RNLI, NHS, Border Force, HMPS, Coast Guard)
• Access to member briefings and campaigns
• Invitations to BDA online events
• Eligibility to stand for internal roles where it does not conflict with your professional duties

Join on Blue Tier

SLATE

Serving Armed Forces – £10 per year

• Concessionary membership for serving personnel
• Access to BDA Veterans & Forces policy work
• Invitations to relevant events and briefings
• May be asked, if permitted, to comment on public-domain national security or armed services policies (never in a way that risks your career)

Join on Slate Tier

VETERAN

Former Armed Forces & Public Services – £10 per year

• Concessionary membership for those who have served (Military, Emergency Services, NHS, RNLI, Border Force, HMPS, Coast Guard)
• Access to BDA Veterans & Forces policy work
• Invitations to relevant events and briefings
• Veterans with significant injuries or who actively support other veterans may receive free lifetime membership and tier upgrades at BDA discretion
• May be invited to contribute on veterans’ affairs and related topics

Join as Veteran Member

GREEN

Student · Unemployed · Retired – £10 per year

• Full BDA membership at concessionary rate
• Access to newsletters, briefings and member content
• Invitations to BDA online events
• Eligible to stand for internal roles (per constitution)

Join on Green Tier

JUNIOR

12 to 18 Years Old – £5 per year

(Those under 16 require parental consent.)

• The BDA Newsletter
• Invitations to watch and, where appropriate, take part in local events and committee meetings (under-16s accompanied by an adult)
• Opportunities to give feedback on issues affecting teenagers and education
• Possible voting rights in some internal elections based on local agreements
• Learn why democracy and politics matter to everyday life

Join as a Junior Member