Legal and Constitutional Affairs APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To raise awareness and build understanding of legal and constitutional issues, and provide a source of debate and expertise on these subjects.

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
Catherine Atkinson Portrait
Catherine Atkinson
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Derby North
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Lord Hunt of Wirral Portrait
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
2 APPG Officer Positions
Insurance and Financial Services , Liverpool City Region

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Kohler Portrait
Paul Kohler
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Wimbledon
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Kevin Bonavia Portrait
Kevin Bonavia
Officer
Labour - Stevenage
Joined: 2nd January 2025
1 APPG Officer Position
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No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

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

Email: [email protected]

Public Enquiry Point:

Megan Jacobs, The Law Society. Tel: 07377 390 680

Email: [email protected]

Secretariat:

The Law Society and Bar Council jointly act as the group's secretariat. https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/ and https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/

Date
16 Sep 2024
Source
The Law Society
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 16/09/2024 To : 15/09/2025
Value
£1,501
Date
16 Sep 2024
Source
Bar Council
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 16/09/2024 To : 15/09/2025
Value
£1,501
Date
29 Sep 2022
Source
The Law Society of England and Wales
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 29/09/2022 To : 28/09/2023
Value
£1,501
Date
29 Sep 2022
Source
Bar Council
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 29/09/2022 To : 28/09/2023
Value
£1,501
Date
29 Sep 2021
Source
The Law Society of England and Wales
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 29/09/2021 To : 28/09/2022
Value
£1,501
Date
29 Sep 2021
Source
Bar Council
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 29/09/2021 To : 28/09/2022
Value
£1,501
Date
29 Sep 2020
Source
The Law Society of England and Wales
Description
Secretariat   From : 29/09/2020 To : 28/09/2021
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Nov 2018
Source
The Law Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/11/2018 To : 31/10/2019
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Nov 2017
Source
The Law Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/11/2017 To : 31/10/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2017
Source
The Law Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£6,001
Date
1 Jan 2017
Source
The Bar Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£4,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
The Law Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£6,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
The Bar Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£4,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
The Law Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Legal and Constitutional Affairs APPG

Former APPG Officers
Lord Etherton Portrait
Lord Etherton
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stuart C McDonald Portrait
Stuart C McDonald
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Joined: 22nd February 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Daly Portrait
James Daly
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Joanna Cherry Portrait
Joanna Cherry
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh South West
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Maria Eagle Portrait
Maria Eagle
Officer
Labour - Liverpool Garston
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Laura Farris Portrait
Laura Farris
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Newbury
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kenny MacAskill Portrait
Kenny MacAskill
Officer
Alba Party - Former Member for East Lothian
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bambos Charalambous Portrait
Bambos Charalambous
Officer
Labour - Southgate and Wood Green
Joined: 20th December 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
6 APPG Officer Positions
Alevis , Cyprus , Global Education , Music Education , Opera , Yazidis

No other APPG Memberships

Ellie Reeves Portrait
Ellie Reeves
Officer
Labour - Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Joined: 20th December 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jonathan Djanogly Portrait
Jonathan Djanogly
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Huntingdon
Joined: 20th December 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Faulks Portrait
Lord Faulks
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alex Chalk Portrait
Alex Chalk
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Cheltenham
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rehman Chishti Portrait
Rehman Chishti
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Gillingham and Rainham
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Lester of Herne Hill Portrait
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Karl Turner Portrait
Karl Turner
Officer
Labour - Kingston upon Hull East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
1 APPG Officer Position
Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness

No other APPG Memberships

Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Torfaen
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Keir Starmer Portrait
Keir Starmer
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Holborn and St Pancras
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships