Restorative Justice APPG

First Registered: 02/06/2021 • Last updated on: 31/07/2025

Note: This APPG was last registered on 31st July 2025. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 9th September 2025 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Access to Justice APPG?

To examine the use of restorative justice principles within the UK justice system; to raise the profile of restorative justice principles within parliament; and to provide opportunities for policy discussion and consultation.

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 Officers
Gavin Robinson Portrait
Gavin Robinson
Chair & Registered Contact
Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast East
Joined: 28th August 2024
Departed: 31st July 2025
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Portrait
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Officer
Green Party - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 31st July 2025
3 APPG Officer Positions
Compassion in Politics , Ocean , Transport Safety

No other APPG Memberships

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Jeremy Wright
Officer
Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam
Joined: 28th August 2024
Departed: 31st July 2025
2 APPG Officer Positions
Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Medical Cannabis under Prescription

No other APPG Memberships

John Slinger Portrait
John Slinger
Vice Chair
Labour - Rugby
Joined: 28th August 2024
Departed: 2nd January 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
Indonesia , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Lithuania , Running , Saudi Arabia

No other APPG Memberships

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Elliot Colburn
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Kate Osamor
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Global Tuberculosis , Haiti , Libya , Nigeria , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System

No other APPG Memberships

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Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Charities and Volunteering , Modern Conflict , Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature

No other APPG Memberships

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Christina Rees
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Meacher Portrait
Baroness Meacher
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rob Butler Portrait
Rob Butler
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Aylesbury
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Kieran Mullan
Officer
Conservative - Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 28th June 2023
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Debbie Abrahams
Officer
Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 28th June 2023
5 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia , Healthy Places , Kashmir , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Palestine

No other APPG Memberships

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Crispin Blunt
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Reigate
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Neale Hanvey
Vice Chair
Alba Party - Former Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Fiona Bruce Portrait
Fiona Bruce
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Congleton
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Tony Lloyd Portrait
Tony Lloyd
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Rochdale
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Gavin Robinson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 02890 473111.

Email: gavin.robinson.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Matthew Detzler, CalComms. Tel: 07923449030

Email: matthew@calcomms.co.uk

Secretariat:

CalComms acts as the group's secretariat. https://calcomms.co.uk/

Group's Website:

https://rjappg.co.uk/

Date
23 Jul 2024
Source
CalComms
Description
Secretariat   From : 23/07/2024 To : 22/07/2025
Value
£13,501
Date
27 Apr 2022
Source
CalComms
Description
CalComms is paid by the following members of the Advisory Board to act as the group’s secretariat: Restorative Justice Council, Restorative Solutions, Why me?, University of Gloucester, Ulster University, Connexus Conflict Consultancy, Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service, NI Alternatives   From : 27/04/2022 To : 26/04/2023
Value
£16,501
Date
27 Apr 2022
Source
CalComms
Description
CalComms is paid by the following members of the Advisory Board to act as the group’s secretariat: Restorative Justice Council, Restorative Solutions, Why me?, University of Gloucester, Ulster University, Connexus Conflict Consultancy, Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service, NI Alternatives   From : 27/04/2023 To : 26/04/2024
Value
£33,001
Date
27 Apr 2021
Source
CalComms
Description
CalComms is paid by the following members of the Advisory Board to act as the group’s secretariat: Restorative Justice Council, Restorative Solutions, Criminal Justice Alliance, University of Gloucestershire, Remedi, Calm Mediation and Why Me   From : 27/04/2021 To : 26/04/2022
Value
£13,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Restorative Justice APPG