The All Party Parliamentary Privacy Group is a cross party group of Members of Parliament and Members of the House of Lords that was inaugurated at a meeting in the House of Commons on the 30th March 2009.

The Group’s purpose is to:

• Promote interest in and protection of the right to privacy;
• Address key emerging privacy issues in public policy; and
• Promote debate and discussion of privacy related issues throughout Parliament.

At the inaugural meeting, the members present elected the following MPs and Peers as officers for the group:

• Edward Garnier QC MP (Conservative) – Chair
• Lord Peston (Labour) – Vice Chair
• The Earl of Northesk (Conservative) – Vice Chair
• David Heath MP (Liberal Democrat) – Vice Chair

Privacy International provides secretariat services for the group. More details about the Group and Privacy International can be found on the About page, and contact information can be found on the Contact page.