“Through service inside and outside of CoDA I am growing”
Affirmations
The CoDA UK National Service Committee (NSC) meets several times a year, usually for 4 hours on a Saturday afternoon, except for the AGM, which is a full day. There is also social time after the meeting to ask questions or share about the work of the NSC and to connect with each other.
Submitting Agenda Items
- To raise an item, fill in NSC proposal form and send to CoDA NSC Secretary.
- The closing date for submitting agenda items is 6 weeks ahead of each meeting
(but please contact secretary@codauk.org if your group conscience puts forward an item for discussion after that date).
CoDA UK NSC – Meeting Dates 2026
NOTE: The meeting agendas and reports from NSC meetings are:
- published online 4 weeks before each meeting
- please send any queries arising from your meetings to communications@codauk.org
- please discuss proposals / whether your meeting would like to bring proposals at your meeting group conscience .This is part of the role of CoDA meetings informing strategy in the UK.
March 2026 – AGM
Deadline for agenda items
24th January 2026
Papers to be circulated by
7th February 2026
Date of Meeting
7th March 2026
June 2026
Deadline for agenda items
22nd April 2026
Papers to be circulated by
6th May 2026
Date of Meeting
6th June 2026
Summer 2026 – CoDA Conference Prep
Deadline for agenda items
TBC
Papers to be circulated by
TBC
(when received from CSC committee)
Date of Meeting
TBC
September 2026
Deadline for agenda items
22nd July 2026
Papers to be circulated by
5th August 2026
Date of Meeting
5th September 2026 – National Service Committee Quarterly Meeting
December 2026
Deadline for agenda items
22nd October 2026
Papers to be circulated by
5th November 2026
Date of Meeting
5th December 2026 – National Service Committee Quarterly Meeting
CoDA UK NSC
Agendas, Meeting Notes & Actions, Reports (2018 – to date)
All About the NSC
Origins of CoDA in the UK CoDA meetings started in the UK in Craven Street, near Trafalgar Square in London with 4 members. The first official meeting was held in Wood Green in 1989. Initially 4 meetings existed in London held in Wood Green, Hampstead (2) and St Pancras. The founding members from London formed…
NSC Service Positions
Role Descriptions All posts are for two years, unless specified. Members can elect to serve a longer term if they wish. NSC members should have at least one year’s recovery (unless specified) and a good working knowledge of the 12 Steps and Traditions. All committee members will be expected to attend three NSC meetings and…
Open Service Positions *UPDATES*
A CoDA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions Tradition 7 Why is service part of recovery? Those who have gone before us recognize that service is critical to recovery and is part of the Twelfth Step. Service work is a place to practice recovery skills and extend our recovery to new areas…
We are looking for volunteers to give service to expand the service pages, sharing the benefits of service to our recovery, and providing a resource for fellow members to develop their service roles at personal, group, region, national and international level. Please contact codawebservice@codauk.org if you would like to be involved in developing the service pages resource.
