The origins of the Confederation lie in relations that were developed between members of the Local Authority Members’ Association and the National Association of Councillors, and while the work of CEC Ltd has focused on the Northern Ireland-Republic of Ireland Councillor Cooperation Project, a new workgroup has now been initiated to engage councillors from the two jurisdictions with NAC representatives in England, Scotland and Wales. The group includes three members from each jurisdiction and have met on a number of occasions in advance of an annual general meeting in Berlin.

Councillor representatives from Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland,
England, Scotland and Wales at a meeting of the CEC workgroup in Birmingham.