Safeguarding in Faith Communities APPG

First Registered: 25/08/2021 • Last updated on: 12/02/2025

To focus on safeguarding concerns relevant to any community of faith, belief or religion. The APPG attempts to raise awareness and improve policy and practice in relation to safeguarding in faith communities and by encouraging both the opportunity and responsibility of those faith groups and communities in creating safer places for all.

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
Ruth Jones Portrait
Ruth Jones
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Newport West and Islwyn
Joined: 25th August 2021
Lord Bishop of Bristol Portrait
Lord Bishop of Bristol
Co-Chair
Bishops - Bishops
Joined: 25th August 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Sam Carling Portrait
Sam Carling
Officer
Labour - North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 12th February 2025
Lord Stewart of Dirleton Portrait
Lord Stewart of Dirleton
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 12th February 2025
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Ruth Jones MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8921.

Email: ruth.jones.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Justin Humphreys, Thirtyone:eight. Tel: 0303 003 1111

Email: appg@thirtyoneeight.org

Secretariat:

Thirtyone:eight acts as the group's secretariat. https://thirtyoneeight.org

Group's Website:

https://thirtyoneeight.org/about-us/appg/

Date
27 Jan 2025
Source
Thirtyone:eight
Description
Secretariat   From : 27/01/2025 To : 26/01/2026
Value
£9,001
Date
16 Jul 2023
Source
Thirtyone:eight
Description
Secretariat   From : 16/07/2023 To : 15/07/2024
Value
£9,001
Date
16 Jul 2022
Source
Thirtyone:eight
Description
Secretariat   From : 16/07/2022 To : 15/07/2023
Value
£9,001
Date
16 Jul 2021
Source
Thirtyone:eight
Description
Secretariat   From : 16/07/2021 To : 15/07/2022
Value
£9,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Safeguarding in Faith Communities APPG

Former APPG Officers
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Vice Chair
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Selous Portrait
Andrew Selous
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South West Bedfordshire
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Janet Daby Portrait
Janet Daby
Vice Chair
Labour - Lewisham East
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Rosie Duffield Portrait
Rosie Duffield
Vice Chair
Independent - Canterbury
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Dog Advisory Welfare
Baroness Sherlock Portrait
Baroness Sherlock
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Hollins Portrait
Baroness Hollins
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Down Syndrome
Tim Farron Portrait
Tim Farron
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 1st November 2023
Pauline Latham Portrait
Pauline Latham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Vice Chair
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Memberships