SEND Parent and Carer Expertise APPG

First Registered: 01/09/2026 • Last updated on: 01/09/2026

To provide a cross-party forum bringing the expertise of SEND parents and carers into Parliament; informing policy and legislation on special educational needs, disabilities and inclusive education through lived experience, evidence and research.

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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Adam Dance Portrait
Adam Dance
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Yeovil
Joined: 1st September 2026
Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest Portrait
Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 1st September 2026
1 APPG Officer Position
Learning Disability
1 APPG Membership
Pro-Life
Baroness Leaman Portrait
Baroness Leaman
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 1st September 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Adam Dance MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: [email protected]

Public Enquiry Point:

Kirsti Hadley, The SPACEship Network CIC

Email: [email protected]

Secretariat:

The SPACEship Network CIC acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.thespaceship.net/

Group's Website:

https://www.thespaceship.net/send-parent-and-carer-expertise-appg

Date
14 Jul 2026
Source
The SPACEship Network CIC
Description
Secretariat   From: 14/07/2026 To: 13/07/2027
Value
£67,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the SEND Parent and Carer Expertise APPG