It will merge the APPGs on legal aid and on pro bono, and will be co-chaired by Labour MP Karen Buck and Conservative MP Laura Farris. APPGs are informal groups for MPs and peers interested in a particular issue.
The APPG on legal aid, chaired by Buck, launched in 2009 and is co-sponsored by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group and Young Legal Aid Lawyers. The APPG on pro bono relaunched in 2018, chaired by Alex Chalk.