Safeguarding in Faith Communities APPG

First Registered: 25/08/2021 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024

To focus on safeguarding concerns relevant to any community of faith, belief or religion. The APPG is attempting 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
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Ruth Jones MP,

Email: No email supplied

Public Enquiry Point:

Leigh McFarlane, Thirtyone:eight, PO Box 133, Swanley BR8 7UQ. Tel: 01732 922 972

Email: appg@thirtyoneeight.org

Secretariat:

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

Group's Website:

https://thirtyoneeight.org/about-us/all-party-parliamentary-group/

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
Janet Daby Portrait
Janet Daby
Vice Chair
Labour - Lewisham East
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
Rosie Duffield Portrait
Rosie Duffield
Vice Chair
Labour - Canterbury
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Sherlock Portrait
Baroness Sherlock
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Christians in Parliament
Baroness Hollins Portrait
Baroness Hollins
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
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