The All-Party Parliamentary Group works to highlight the needs of adult survivors of child sexual abuse across the country, and to give a voice to their concerns in Parliament.
Our Beginning
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) was created in November 2018 by Sarah Champion MP and The Survivors Trust, and contains members from across the Commons and Lords. The APPG is chaired by Dr Lisa Cameron MP.
“If you want more people to talk about their abuse and come forward and go to court then you have to at least support them. And even if they don’t or can’t report, there has to be support for them to be able to live with dignity.”
— Anonymous Survivor.
Final Report - ‘Can adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse access justice and support?
On Tuesday 11th February 2020 the APPG published the final report resulting from its year long inquiry into survivors’ experiences of accessing support and the criminal justice system.
This publication brings together the APPG’s work across all strands of the inquiry, it is a manifesto for change and makes a series of recommendations to the Government which, if implemented, would transform the support survivors receive from statutory services and criminal justice agencies.
Read the final report →
Read the first inquiry report →
Read the second inquiry report →
Read the third inquiry report →
Membership.
Chair - Dr Lisa Cameron, MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Scottish National Party).
Officers
Jim Shannon, MP for Strangford (DUP)
Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South (Labour)
Dr Lisa Cameron, MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (SNP)
Lucy Allan, MP for Telford (Conservative)
Pauline Latham, MP for Mid Derbyshire (Conservative)
Baroness Sheila Hollins (Crossbench)
Baroness Lorely Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrats)
Baroness Uddin (Non-affiliated)
7%
of people aged between 16 and 59 report that they were sexually abused as a child .
54,846
sexual offences against children under 18 in 2016/17.
3,234
people sentenced to custody for child sexual abuse offences in 2017.
Get Information and Support.
If you or someone you know has experienced rape or sexual violence or abuse, there is help available. This section contains information and contact details of specialist support services and useful resource material.