It was the brainchild of Conservative Party Chairman, Andrew Feldman, Baron Feldman of Elstree, and has been regarded as the widest-reaching and most radical internal reforms in the Conservative Party since the 1940s.
The Review panel consisted of Peers, Members of Parliament, and Party Officers.
In February 2016, senior activists (Area and Regional Officers) met with the Party Chairman and the Officers of the National Conservative Convention to be shown the initial proposals, all of which were voted upon and approved.
Shortly after this, parts of the proposals were leaked to news outlets such as ConservativeHome.
Many of them stirred up controversy within members, and as a result the Review was re-worked and watered down.