Access to Justice APPG

First Registered: 09/08/2023 • Last updated on: 20/11/2024

To highlight the importance of access to justice as a fundamental principle of the rule of law and empower individuals to exercise their rights, challenge discrimination, and reduce inequalities.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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4 Current APPG Officers
Catherine Atkinson Portrait
Catherine Atkinson
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Derby North
Joined: 20th November 2024
1 APPG Membership
Rail
Lord Bach Portrait
Lord Bach
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Neil Shastri-Hurst Portrait
Neil Shastri-Hurst
Vice Chair
Conservative - Solihull West and Shirley
Joined: 9th October 2024
Paul Kohler Portrait
Paul Kohler
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Wimbledon
Joined: 9th October 2024
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Catherine Atkinson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: catherine.atkinson.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Rohini Jana, Legal Aid Practitioners Group. Tel: 07980 240676

Email: rohini.jana@lapg.co.uk

Secretariat:

Legal Aid Practitioners Group acts as the group's secretariat. https://lapg.co.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.appg-access-to-justice.co.uk/

Date
4 Sep 2024
Source
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Description
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is paid by The Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat   From : 04/09/2024 To : 03/09/2025
Value
£28,501
Date
20 Jun 2023
Source
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Description
Secretariat   From : 20/06/2023 To : 19/06/2024
Value
£28,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Access to Justice APPG

Former APPG Officers
Karen Buck Portrait
Karen Buck
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Westminster North
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
James Daly Portrait
James Daly
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle Portrait
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Vice Chair
Green Party - Life peer
Joined: 24th January 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Membership
Respiratory Health
Andy Slaughter Portrait
Andy Slaughter
Vice Chair
Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Christina Rees Portrait
Christina Rees
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Gareth Bacon Portrait
Gareth Bacon
Vice Chair
Conservative - Orpington
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Kennedy of Shaws Portrait
Baroness Kennedy of Shaws
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
Lord Falconer of Thoroton Portrait
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Laura Farris Portrait
Laura Farris
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Newbury
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Memberships