← All secretariatsA 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.
APPG Secretariat · Lobby firm dossier
Office of Public Affairs, Baha'i Community of the UK
https://www.publicaffairs.bahai.org.uk/ ↗APPGs operated
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lobby groups inside Westminster
MP officers
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across all groups run
Registered funders
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paying entries on the APPG register
APPGs operated · 1
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Baha'i FaithSubject Group
To raise awareness on the Bahá'í faith and the efforts of the Bahá'í community to contribute to some of the current discourses in British society, and to seek action in respect of the persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran and other states in instances where Bahá'ís are subject to discrimination on the grounds of their faith.
Officered by: Mr Alistair Carmichael (Chair & Registered Contact), Jim Shannon (Secretary), Baroness Whitaker (Co-Chair), Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Co-Chair)Paid by: Office of Public Affairs, Baha'i Community of the UK (£3,001-4,500)