Associate Parliamentary Group

Our Associate Parliamentary Group for Parents and Families is an all-party forum established to provide impartial, informed, and progressive debate on today's most important issues facing England's parents and families.

Our APG:

·Allows voluntary organizations, researchers and other relevant parties to brief parliamentarians on current issues relating to family policy and proposed legislation

·Engages Parliamentarians to discuss legislation with the group

·Encourages constructive and mutually beneficial dialogue between policy makers, parents and practitioners on a wide array

·Influences the development and progress of family policy

·Develops links with think-tanks and policy units where the policy formulation process often begins

·Facilitates joint meetings, seminars and briefings with other relevant parliamentary groups and stakeholders as appropriate

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