Access to Justice APPG

First Registered: 09/08/2023 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To highlight the importance of access to justice as a fundamental principle of the rule of law and empower individuals to exercise their rights, challenge discrimination, and reduce inequalities.

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
32 Additional APPG Publications
25 Current APPG Members
Lord Bellamy Portrait
Lord Bellamy
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kevin Bonavia Portrait
Kevin Bonavia
Member
Labour - Stevenage
2 APPG Officer Positions
Legal and Constitutional Affairs , Space
6 APPG Memberships
Carers , Classics , Homelessness , Life Sciences , Refugees , Theatre
Alberto Costa Portrait
Alberto Costa
Member
Conservative - South Leicestershire
4 APPG Officer Positions
Greece , Italy , Microplastics , Tidy Britain
2 APPG Memberships
Beer , British Sign Language
Lord Falconer of Thoroton Portrait
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Choice at the End of Life
Linsey Farnsworth Portrait
Linsey Farnsworth
Member
Labour - Amber Valley
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2)
Warinder Juss Portrait
Warinder Juss
Member
Labour - Wolverhampton West
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Bus and Coach , Fairtrade , Football Supporters , India
Lord Low of Dalston Portrait
Lord Low of Dalston
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Assistive and Accessible Technology
2 APPG Memberships
Global Education , Humanist
Ben Maguire Portrait
Ben Maguire
Member
Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall
Sarah Russell Portrait
Sarah Russell
Member
Labour - Congleton
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , Transport Safety , Water Pollution
Lord Sandhurst Portrait
Lord Sandhurst
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
1 APPG Officer Position
Yazidis
2 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Financial Education for Young People
Lord Shamash Portrait
Lord Shamash
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rachel Taylor Portrait
Rachel Taylor
Member
Labour - North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Karl Turner Portrait
Karl Turner
Member
Labour - Kingston upon Hull East
Tony Vaughan Portrait
Tony Vaughan
Member
Labour - Folkestone and Hythe
2 APPG Officer Positions
China , Refugees
3 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Nuclear Energy , South East
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Catherine Atkinson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: catherine.atkinson.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Rohini Jana, Legal Aid Practitioners Group. Tel: 07980 240676

Email: rohini.jana@lapg.co.uk

Secretariat:

Legal Aid Practitioners Group acts as the group's secretariat. https://lapg.co.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.appg-access-to-justice.co.uk/

Date
4 Sep 2024
Source
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Description
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is paid by The Legal Education Foundation to act as the group's secretariat   From : 04/09/2024 To : 03/09/2025
Value
£28,501
Date
20 Jun 2023
Source
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Description
Secretariat   From : 20/06/2023 To : 19/06/2024
Value
£28,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Access to Justice APPG

Former APPG Officers
Karen Buck Portrait
Karen Buck
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Westminster North
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Daly Portrait
James Daly
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle Portrait
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Vice Chair
Green Party - Life peer
Joined: 24th January 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Antimicrobial Resistance , Respiratory Health

No other APPG Memberships

Andy Slaughter Portrait
Andy Slaughter
Vice Chair
Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Christina Rees Portrait
Christina Rees
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gareth Bacon Portrait
Gareth Bacon
Vice Chair
Conservative - Orpington
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
1 APPG Officer Position
Private Capital

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Kennedy of Shaws Portrait
Baroness Kennedy of Shaws
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , International Law, Justice and Accountability

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Falconer of Thoroton Portrait
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Laura Farris Portrait
Laura Farris
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Newbury
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships