← 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
The Royal College of Psychiatrists and Rethink Mental Illness jointly act as the group's secretariat.
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/andhttps://www.rethink.org/ ↗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 Mental HealthSubject Group
To inform parliamentarians about issues relating to mental health, and to advocate for policies which will improve mental health in the UK.
Officered by: Sojan Joseph (Chair & Registered Contact), Chris Webb (Officer), Lord Davies of Brixton (Officer), Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Officer)Paid by: The Royal College of Psychiatrists (£6,001-7,500), Rethink Mental Illness (£6,001-7,500)