Cross Party Group on Human Rights

Annual Report and Financial Report 2025

Agreed by the CPG at its AGM held on 4^th July 2025

Membership

Chair: Sioned Willaims MS

Secretary: Professor Simon Hoffman

Senedd Members:

Sioned Williams MS

Altaf Hussein MS

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS

Mike Hedges MS

Other members: the Cross Party Group is open membership, encouraging attendance and participation by organisations and individuals with an interest in human rights in Wales.

Meetings since the last AGM

The Cross Party Group meets online.

Since the last AGM the Cross Party Group met on:

· 17^th October 2023

· 13^th March 2024

· 3^rd July 2024

· 18^th September 2024

· 6^th December 2024

· 22^nd May 2025

The Cross Party Group focuses on issues of human rights in Wales.

Professional Lobbyists and Voluntary or Charitable Organisations

The Cross Party Group has not met with any professional lobbyists.

An invitation to attend the Cross Party Group is sent to members of the Wales Civil Society Human Rights Stakeholder Group where individuals represent voluntary organisations.

A number of individuals from these organisations have been present at one or more Cross Party Group meetings, including representatives from:

· Amnesty UK

· Children in Wales

· Shelter Cymru

· Disability Wales

· Churches Together in Wales

· WCVA

· Tai Pawb

· WEN Wales

· Bevan Foundation

· National Deaf Children’s Society

· UNICEF-UK

· Children’s Legal Centre

· Guide Dogs Cymru

· Wales Assembly of Women

Since the last AGM the Cross Party Group has received presentations on human rights issues from invited external speakers:

· Big Brother Watch

· Legislative Options Working group

· Bevan Foundation

· JustFair

And

· Gerladine Van Bueren KC

Financial Statement

The Cross Party Group has not received any income or hospitality in the period since the last AGM, nor has the Cross Party Group incurred any expenditures in the period.

Other support

The Cross Party Group Rights has received support from Senedd Translation Services (June 2025). The Cross Party Group is undertaking a short inquiry into human rights in Wales, in collaboration with Amnesty UK and the Wales Civil Society Human Rights Stakeholder Group. Translation Services provided translation of: a survey to be sent to civil society organization; and, information about the inquiry for survey participants.