Safeguarding in Faith Communities APPG

First Registered: 25/08/2021 • Last updated on: 18/06/2025

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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Lord Bishop of Bristol Portrait
Lord Bishop of Bristol
Co-Chair
Bishops - Bishops
Joined: 25th August 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

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 Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Listed Properties
26 Current APPG Members
Lord Bishop of Gloucester Portrait
Lord Bishop of Gloucester
Member
Bishops - Bishops
1 APPG Officer Position
Women affected by the Criminal Justice System

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Bishop of Manchester Portrait
Lord Bishop of Manchester
Member
Bishops - Bishops
Lord Bishop of Newcastle Portrait
Lord Bishop of Newcastle
Member
Bishops - Bishops
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Child of the North , Hadrian's Wall , Parkrun , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Portrait
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Beyond Pills , Christians in Parliament , Heritage Rail , Obesity , Transport Safety
Lord Farmer Portrait
Lord Farmer
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Preet Kaur Gill Portrait
Preet Kaur Gill
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham Edgbaston
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Bus and Coach , Commonwealth , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
Lord Harries of Pentregarth Portrait
Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
Baroness O'Loan Portrait
Baroness O'Loan
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Holy See
2 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Long Covid
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill Portrait
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
British Jews , Israel
1 APPG Membership
Get Refusal
Baroness Pinnock Portrait
Baroness Pinnock
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Carbon Monoxide , Christians in Parliament , Homelessness , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
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 Officer Positions

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 Officer Positions

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 Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rosie Duffield Portrait
Rosie Duffield
Vice Chair
Independent - Canterbury
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Birth Trauma , Dog Advisory Welfare , Tigray , Women's Rights

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Sherlock Portrait
Baroness Sherlock
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Hollins Portrait
Baroness Hollins
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Down Syndrome , Learning Disability

No other APPG Memberships

Tim Farron Portrait
Tim Farron
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 1st November 2023
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy , Volunteer Rescue Services

No other APPG Memberships

Pauline Latham Portrait
Pauline Latham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

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 Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships