A secretariat is the entity that does the operational work of an All-Party Parliamentary Group: drafts agendas, briefs MPs, sends out invitations, books rooms, writes reports. When the secretariat is a lobby firm or PR firm, the APPG is a paid channel for the firm’s clients to access MPs. The MPs officer the group, the firm supplies the staff and the policy line, the firm’s clients (listed under Funders below) pay for the privilege.
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice SystemSubject Group
To serve as the central, constructive, cross-party voice in parliament that promotes sport-based interventions and physical activity as effective tools for the diversion and prevention of crime and the rehabilitation of people involved with the Criminal Justice System.
Officered by: Clive Efford (Chair & Registered Contact), Baroness Sater (Co-Chair), Lord Wasserman (Officer), Dr Kieran Mullan (Officer)
Paid by: Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice (£3,001-4,500)