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 for FatherhoodSubject Group
The APPG for Fatherhood will seek opportunities for policy and legislative review to identify and improve the statutory and social frameworks affecting families. This will be in order to help reduce the barriers fathers face to playing a full and positive role in their children’s lives.
Officered by: Freddie van Mierlo (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Harlech (Officer), Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Officer), Maya Ellis (Officer)