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Watching the Watchers: Report urges a stronger ISC The Panel at the launch of 'Watching the Watchers' at Blackstone Chambers. Left-Right: Dr Daniella Lock; Lord Ricketts; Dominic Grieve KC; Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC; Ben Jaffey KC; (Lord) Andrew Tyrie.  In a major report launched last week at Blackstone Chambers on the parliamentary oversight of Britain’s intelligence services, Andrew Tyrie, co-Chair and founder of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition set out an agenda for reform and strengthening of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC). ‘Watching the Watcher…

The APPG held its Annual General Meeting on Monday 1 June. The meeting elected the Group’s Officers: Andy Slaughter MP (Chair), Lord Tyrie (co-Chair), Baroness Kramer (Treasurer) and David Simmonds MP (Officer). The meeting approved an annual report and income and expenditure statement, both for the year to 2 December 2025, as well as a required statement of due diligence regarding funding from foreign governments. The minutes of the meeting can also be found below.   Annual report Income and expenditure statement…

Abu Zubaydah case: reported compensation payment highlights the need for ISC oversight Reports that the British government has paid substantial compensation to the Guatánamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah highlight continuing questions as to the oversight of the intelligence agencies, according to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Extraordinary Rendition. Dr Sam Rushworth MP and Lord Andrew Tyrie, Joint Chairs of the APPG on Extraordinary Rendition, said: ‘This is not the first time that our government has paid compensation to individuals who were subject to cruel, inhuman and degradin…

The APPG held a meeting in Residence 1, House of Lords, to receive the financial report for the year since the Group was constituted and to agree next steps on its major initiatives. Minutes of the meeting can be downloaded below. Download the PDF

The APPG held an EGM by correspondence on 28th March 2024 whereby Sir Peter Bottomley MP was nominated as an Officer of the Group.