Chaired by Sam Rushworth MP and co-chaired by Rt Hon Lord Tyrie. It is a cross-party grouping of MPs and Peers from the British Parliament who have come together to examine extraordinary rendition and related issues.

APPG in the News

• UK torture policy labelled ‘fatally flawed’ after watchdog report

  On 11 April 2023, the Guardian reported that the investigatory powers commissioner identified non-compliance with the UK’s policy on torture by intelligence agencies and Ministry of Defence.

• Independent, 'Isis Beatles: UK 'must not let standards slip' in face of terror, Ken Clarke warns', 24 July 2018

  Commenting in the Independent, APPG Chair Ken Clarke says, "we mustn’t allow fear to cause us to abandon standards of freedom, liberty and human rights on which this country stands". Mr Clarke said that values had wavered since the 9/11 attacks and rise of jihadi threats, when the UK allowed a “serious lapse in our normal standards” with involvement in extraordinary rendition to Libya and other countries where people faced torture.

• FT, ‘Ken Clarke calls for public inquiry into UK role in rendition’, 6 July 2018

  The FT reports APPG Chair Ken Clarke's calls for a judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in rendition and torture.