Children in Police Custody APPG

First Registered: 11/01/2023 • Last updated on: 08/04/2024

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
Janet Daby Portrait
Janet Daby
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Lewisham East
Joined: 11th January 2023
Valerie Vaz Portrait
Valerie Vaz
Co-Chair
Labour - Walsall South
Joined: 8th April 2024
Robert Buckland Portrait
Robert Buckland
Officer
Conservative - South Swindon
Joined: 8th April 2024
Lord Carlile of Berriew Portrait
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 11th January 2023
1 APPG Membership
Penal Affairs
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Janet Daby MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: janet.daby.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Dr Miranda Bevan, Department of Law, Deptford Town Hall, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross Road, London SE14 6NW . Tel: 0207 919 7171

Email: m.bevan@gold.ac.uk

Group's Website:

https://www.janetdaby.org/appg-children-in-police-custody/

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

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

Former APPG Officers
Lord Balfe Portrait
Lord Balfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Dawn Butler Portrait
Dawn Butler
Vice Chair
Labour - Brent Central
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Florence Eshalomi Portrait
Florence Eshalomi
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Memberships
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , London
Patrick Grady Portrait
Patrick Grady
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester, Gorton
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Mark Logan Portrait
Mark Logan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Bolton North East
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
John McDonnell Portrait
John McDonnell
Vice Chair
Labour - Hayes and Harlington
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Taiwo Owatemi Portrait
Taiwo Owatemi
Vice Chair
Labour - Coventry North West
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Life Sciences , Pharmacy
Liz Saville Roberts Portrait
Liz Saville Roberts
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Virendra Sharma Portrait
Virendra Sharma
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing, Southall
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Edward Timpson Portrait
Edward Timpson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Eddisbury
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships