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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Penal Affairs

Originally formed in 1980, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Penal Affairs aims to increase its members’ knowledge of penal affairs and to work through parliamentary channels for reform of the penal system.

The group meets regularly and hears presentations from a wide range of people and organisations. Full minutes of meetings are available in this section.

Governance of the APPGPA

At an Annual General Meeting held on 23 May 2023, Paul Maynard MP was re-elected as chair of the Group; Lord Carlile, Baroness Prashar, Marie Rimmer MP and Andrew Selous MP were re-elected vice chairs; and Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts was re-elected secretary. The group is listed in the Register of All-Party Groups. The income and expenditure statement for the Group’s reporting year is available by clicking here.

The Prison Reform Trust’s deputy director, Mark Day, is clerk to the group. Zoe Burton provides administrative assistance and Julia Braggins writes the minutes.

The Barrow Cadbury Trust kindly supports the Prison Reform Trust to provide the Secretariat to the group.

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All APPPAG

February 2011 – Perspectives On Breaking The Cycle

Minutes of the All-Party Parliamentary Penal Affairs Group held on 1 February 2011 at 5.00 pm in Committee Room 5 Perspectives on ‘Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders’ Speakers: Eoin McLennan-Murray, President, Prison Governor’s Association Sue Hall OBE, Chair and John Budd, Vice Chair, Probation Chiefs Association Lord Corbett welcomed everyone […]
January 2011 – Archbishop of Canterbury

Speaker: The Most Revd & Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Corbett welcomed everyone to the meeting, expressing particular pleasure that Archbishop Rowan had found time to be with them. The Archbishop would speak for around 15 minutes and has invited Juliet Lyon, Director of the Prison Reform Trust to respond. He would […]
July 2010 – Crispin Blunt MP

The annual general meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Penal Affairs Group took place in committee room G at the House of Lords on Tuesday 6 July. Here we publish a transcript of his speech. Introduction As a minister for all of two months I am grateful for the opportunity to colleagues tonight – on a […]
June 2010 – Women’s centres and the Corston agenda

Speakers: Clare Jones, Joint Chief Executive, WomenCentre, Calderdale and Kirklees and Chair of Women’s Centre Forum Rokaiya Khan, Chief Executive, Together Women, Yorkshire and Humberside Pip Tibbetts, Partnerships Manager, Bradford, West Yorkshire Probation Area Sister Lynda Dearlove, Director, Women at the Well, King’s Cross, London Clive Chatterton. Governing Governor, HMP Prison and YOI Styal. And […]
2 March 2010: The Future Of The Parole Board

Speakers: Sir David Latham, Chairman, and Linda Lennon CBE, Chief Executive The Parole Board for England and Wales Present: Lord Ramsbotham (in the chair) Lord Dear Lord Judd Baroness Masham of Ilton Lord Ramsbotham opened the meeting and welcomed the speakers. He noted that it was two or three years since the group had heard […]
2 February 2010: Circles Of Support And Accountability

Speakers: Stephen Hanvey Chief Executive Circles UK A Core Member A Circles Volunteer The Right Reverend James Jones, the Bishop of Liverpool Present: Julie Morgan MP (in the chair) Lord Dear Lord Dholakia Lord Fellowes Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts Madeleine Moon MP Baroness Masham of Ilton Baroness Thomas of Walliswood Observers: Kate Akester Mark […]
19 January 2010: The Case For The Rehabilitation Of Offenders (amendment) Bill

Speakers: Lord Dholakia and Paul Cavadino Present: Peter Bottomley MP Lord Dear Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts Baroness Howells Julie Morgan MP (in the chair) Lord Judd Baroness Masham of Ilton In the absence of Lord Ramsbotham, Julie Morgan MP took the chair, saying that unfortunately she would need to leave the meeting early. Lord […]
June 2015 — Prisons And Probation: Opportunities And Risks

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the All-Party Penal Affairs Parliamentary Group held on 23 June 2015 Speakers Michael Spurr, Chief Executive, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) Present Lord Ramsbotham, in the chair Fiona Bruce MP Kate Green MP Dominic Grieve QC MP Lord Harris of Haringey Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill Baroness Howe […]
November 2011 – The Sentencing Council: 18 months on

Minutes of the All-Party Penal Affairs Parliamentary Group, held on 22 November 2011 at 5.00 pm in Committee Room 6, House of CommonsThe Sentencing Council: 18 months on Speaker: The Right Honourable Lord Justice Leveson Chairman of the Sentencing Council Lord Ramsbotham opened the meeting on behalf of Lord Corbett, who was unwell and had sent […]
November 2012 — Bank Accounts And Insurance: Access In Prison And Beyond

Minutes of the All-Party Penal Affairs Parliamentary Group, held on 20 November 2012 at 5.00 pm in Committee Room 7 Speakers: Chris Bath, Executive Director UNLOCK Lloyd Adams, British Bankers’ Association Nick Starling, Director of General Insurance, Association of British Insurers Jonathan Smith, St Giles Trust Present: Paul Goggins MP, in the chair Damian Hinds MP […]