Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs APPG

First Registered: 09/10/2024 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

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The APPG focuses on the arbitrary detention of British citizens abroad, and the taking of British citizens as hostages for leverage in State to State relations. The APPG coordinates parliamentary support for specific cases and builds on advocacy to appoint a Director within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Arbitrary Detention.

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 Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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4 Current APPG Officers
Alicia Kearns Portrait
Alicia Kearns
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Rutland and Stamford
Joined: 9th October 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
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6 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Dementia , Long Covid , Serbia , Taiwan , Theatre
Brendan O'Hara Portrait
Brendan O'Hara
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Joined: 9th October 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Genocide Prevention , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Yazidis
3 APPG Memberships
Beer , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Ocean
Baroness Kennedy of Shaws Portrait
Baroness Kennedy of Shaws
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th October 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
International Law, Justice and Accountability
3 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Future of Work , Media
Tim Roca Portrait
Tim Roca
Vice Chair
Labour - Macclesfield
Joined: 9th October 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Aviation , Spain
6 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Life Sciences , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , University
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Alicia Kearns MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3000.

Email: alicia.kearns.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Emily Foale, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. Tel: 020 3780 2722

Email: emily.foale@int-bar.org

Secretariat:

International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.ibanet.org/IBAHRI

Benefits in Kind
Date
4 Sep 2024
Source
International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/09/2024 To : 03/09/2025
Value
£6,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs APPG