Children in Police Custody APPG

First Registered: 11/01/2023 • Last updated on: 12/02/2025

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To raise awareness of the experiences of children in police custody; for parliamentarians to hear from children, professionals and experts about the impacts of police custody on children, their families, carers and communities; to develop recommendations for reform to ensure that children's rights are upheld and respected in police custody.

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
Michelle Welsh Portrait
Michelle Welsh
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Sherwood Forest
Joined: 2nd January 2025
2 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Single-Parent Families
Lord Carlile of Berriew Portrait
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 11th January 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Finkelstein Portrait
Lord Finkelstein
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 2nd January 2025
No other APPG Memberships
Juliet Campbell Portrait
Juliet Campbell
Officer
Labour - Broxtowe
Joined: 2nd January 2025
2 APPG Memberships
Caribbean , Dyslexia
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Michelle Welsh MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7704.

Email: michelle.welsh.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Dr Miranda Bevan, King's College, London

Email: miranda.bevan@kcl.ac.uk

Secretariat:

King's College, London acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
3 Dec 2024
Source
King's College, London
Description
Secretariat   From : 03/12/2024 To : 02/12/2025
Value
£3,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Children in Police Custody APPG

Former APPG Officers
Janet Daby Portrait
Janet Daby
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Lewisham East
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Valerie Vaz Portrait
Valerie Vaz
Co-Chair
Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich
Joined: 8th April 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Classical Music , Gardening and Horticulture , Parkrun , Portugal , Publishing
Robert Buckland Portrait
Robert Buckland
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for South Swindon
Joined: 8th April 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Balfe Portrait
Lord Balfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
8 APPG Memberships
Bangladesh , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Fair Elections , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Dawn Butler Portrait
Dawn Butler
Vice Chair
Labour - Brent East
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Artificial Intelligence , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Jamaica , Women in Parliament
Florence Eshalomi Portrait
Florence Eshalomi
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
CAFOD , HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , London , Portugal
Patrick Grady Portrait
Patrick Grady
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Rupa Huq Portrait
Rupa Huq
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
British Sikhs , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single-Parent Families , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces
Mark Logan Portrait
Mark Logan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bolton North East
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
John McDonnell Portrait
John McDonnell
Vice Chair
Independent - Hayes and Harlington
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Microplastics
Taiwo Owatemi Portrait
Taiwo Owatemi
Vice Chair
Labour - Coventry North West
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Liz Saville Roberts Portrait
Liz Saville Roberts
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Heritage Rail , Miscarriages of Justice , Nuclear Energy , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
Virendra Sharma Portrait
Virendra Sharma
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ealing, Southall
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Edward Timpson Portrait
Edward Timpson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Eddisbury
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships