Legal Aid APPG
First Registered: 29/09/2015 • Last updated on: 24/01/2024
Note: This APPG was last registered on 24th January 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 20th November 2024 and may be defunct.
The group brings together members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons with the singular purpose to discuss issues relating to legal aid. The group meets regularly when parliament is sitting to discuss topics that are important in the legal aid sector and to hear from those that work within it.
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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Former APPG Members
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Andy Slaughter
Vice Chair
Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Low of Dalston
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
1 APPG Membership
Access to Justice
Access to Justice
Baroness Kennedy of Shaws
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 24th January 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , International Law, Justice and Accountability
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , International Law, Justice and Accountability
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Vice Chair
Green Party - Life peer
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
1 APPG Membership
Respiratory Health
Respiratory Health
Karen Buck
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Westminster North
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Laura Farris
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Newbury
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Karl Turner
Vice Chair
Labour - Kingston upon Hull East
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 5th April 2023
1 APPG Membership
Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
James Daly
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Yvonne Fovargue
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Makerfield
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Daisy Cooper
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - St Albans
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Ellie Reeves
Vice Chair
Labour - Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 7th August 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Bambos Charalambous
Vice Chair
Labour - Southgate and Wood Green
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 7th August 2020
6 APPG Memberships
Cyprus , Global Education , Modernising Employment , Music Education , Opera , Yazidis
Cyprus , Global Education , Modernising Employment , Music Education , Opera , Yazidis
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Kate Green
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Stretford and Urmston
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 7th August 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 7th August 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Alex Chalk
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Cheltenham
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 24th February 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Dominic Grieve
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Beaconsfield
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Christina Rees
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Bellingham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Keir Starmer
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Holborn and St Pancras
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Bellingham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 23rd December 2015
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
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Ms Karen Buck MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3000.
Email: buckk@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Rohini Teather, Legal Aid Practitioners Group, 12 Baylis Road, London SE1 7AA. Tel: 07980 240 676
Email: rohini.teather@lapg.co.uk
Secretariat:
Legal Aid Practitioners Group acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.lapg.co.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
15 Jan 2021
15 Jan 2021
Source
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Description
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is funded by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 15/01/2021 To : 14/01/2022
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is funded by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 15/01/2021 To : 14/01/2022
Value
£28,501
£28,501
Date
15 Jan 2020
15 Jan 2020
Source
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Description
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is funded by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 15/01/2020 To : 14/01/2021
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is funded by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 15/01/2020 To : 14/01/2021
Value
£12,001
£12,001
Date
12 Jul 2018
12 Jul 2018
Source
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Description
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is funded by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is funded by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
12 Jul 2017
12 Jul 2017
Source
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Description
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is funded by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 12/07/2017 To : 11/07/2018
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is funded by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 12/07/2017 To : 11/07/2018
Value
£12,001
£12,001
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
Legal Aid Practitioners
Legal Aid Practitioners
Description
Legal Aid Practitioners is paid by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Legal Aid Practitioners is paid by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Legal Aid Practitioners
Legal Aid Practitioners
Description
Legal Aid Practitioners is paid by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Legal Aid Practitioners is paid by Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£9,001
£9,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Legal Aid APPG