News from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society

The Faith Covenant Forum brings all of the Covenant holders together (both local authority representatives and faith leaders) to share best practice during COVID-19 and beyond. It is also a space for prospective Covenant areas to hear about what the Covenant looks like in action.

If you’re interested in joining a Faith Covenant Forum meeting or would like more info, contact us at info@faithaction.net.

Faith Covenant Forum Meeting, 14th September 2026

  • Faith Covenant Forum

On 14th September 2026, the APPG on Faith and Society hosted the latest Faith Covenant Forum, a virtual roundtable discussion providing an opportunity for faith and local authority representative from Covenant areas to hear about interesting topics relevant to them and share learning and best practice. This forum meeting was chaired by Daniel Singleton, National Executive Director of FaithAction, secretariat to the APPG. As part of Faith in Partnership Week 2026, the Forum had a presentation from Jeremy Simmons, Policy and Programme Manager for FaithAction...

Faith Covenant Forum Meeting, 9 February 2026

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On 9th February 2026, the APPG on Faith and Society hosted its eleventh Faith Covenant Forum, a virtual roundtable discussion providing an opportunity for faith and local authority representative from Covenant areas to hear about interesting topics relevant to them and share learning and best practice. This forum meeting was chaired by Daniel Singleton, National Executive Director of FaithAction, the secretariat to the APPG. The Forum heard from Dr Daniel Range, Lead Researcher on a brand new groundbreaking piece of research evaluating the effectiveness of...

Where Faith Meets Politics: KCL Students Join APPG Discussion

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The APPG on Faith and Society welcomed a group of King’s College London students this week for a lively discussion on the role of faith in public life. The visit gave students the chance to hear directly from parliamentary figures about how belief, values and political responsibility intersect — and to put their own questions to the panel. The session featured contributions from Lord Rees OBE, Sarah Smith MP, Darren Paffey MP and Lord Alderdice. Each speaker reflected on their personal and professional journeys, describing...

Report Launch: Questions of Hope and Hate: Faith and Faultlines in a Changing Britain

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Over 100 people joined the APPG on Faith and Society at Portcullis  House for the report launch of Questions of Hope and Hate: Faith and Faultlines in a Changing Britain, a new report from Hope Not Hate and Good Faith Partnership, on 12 January 2026. Anna Dixon MP, Officer of APPG on Faith and Society and  Chair of APPG on Christians on Left opened the session, and described the new report as excellent and of painting a challenging picture of faith and politics offering practical...

Faith Covenant Forum Meeting, 20 November 2025

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On 20th November 2025, the APPG on Faith and Society hosted its tenth Faith Covenant Forum, a virtual roundtable discussion providing an opportunity for faith and local authority representative from Covenant areas to hear about interesting topics relevant to them and share learning and best practice. This forum meeting was chaired by Daniel Singleton, National Executive Director of FaithAction, the secretariat to the APPG. We were delighted to be joined by the new chair of the APPG, Zöe Franklin MP. The Forum took some time...

Faith Covenant Forum Meeting, 14 May 2025

  • Faith Covenant Forum

On 14th May 2025, the APPG on Faith and Society hosted its tenth Faith Covenant Forum, a virtual roundtable discussion providing an opportunity for faith and local authority representative from Covenant areas to hear about interesting topics relevant to them and share learning and best practice. This forum meeting was chaired by Daniel Singleton, National Executive Director of FaithAction, the secretariat to the APPG. This was the first meeting of the Faith Covenant Forum since the election and the reformation of the APPG on Faith...

Faith New Deal and Love Southampton

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On Monday 26th February, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society held an event celebrating the Faith New Deal Pilot Fund, spotlighting Love Southampton at Portcullis House. Through the Faith New Deal Pilot Fund, Love Southampton supported local food aid and redistribution efforts and conducted a large-scale evaluation of its impact, discovering that 1.4 million meals were distributed in a year. Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Minister of Faith) spoke about how faith groups can solve local issues by working in partnership. Love Southampton weren’t...

West Midlands Combined Authority Signs the Faith Covenant

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On Thursday 14th September 2023, faith leaders and local authority representatives from across the West Midlands gathered in Walsall as they became the first combined authority to sign the Faith Covenant.   Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, opened the night with a speech outlining the potential of what further partnership working could accomplish for the region, followed by speeches from Amrick Singh Ubhi, Chair of the West Midlands Faith Strategic Partnership Group, and Daniel Singleton, National Executive Director of FaithAction. Representatives from Walsall...

Faith Covenant Forum Meeting, 4 July 2023

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On 4th July 2023, the APPG on Faith and Society hosted its eighth Faith Covenant Forum, a virtual roundtable discussion providing an opportunity for faith and local authority representative from Covenant areas to hear about interesting topics relevant to them and share learning and best practice. This forum meeting was chaired by Daniel Singleton, National Executive Director of FaithAction, the secretariat to the APPG. We heard from Matthew Allen and Jeremy Simmons from FaithAction about the new Bloom Report, an independent review on how government...

Faith Covenant Forum Meeting, 9 March 2023

  • Faith Covenant Forum

On 9th March 2023, the APPG on Faith and Society hosted its seventh Faith Covenant Forum, a virtual roundtable discussion providing an opportunity for faith and local authority representative from Covenant areas to hear about intersting topics relevant to them and share learning and best practice. This forum meeting was chaired by Sir Stephen Timms MP, Chair of the APPG. We were pleased to be joined by Paul Woodman from City Life Church, Southampton and Canon Hilary Barber, Vicar of Halifax Minster and former vice-chair...

Faith Covenant Forum Meeting, 10 November 2022

  • Faith Covenant Forum

On 10th November 2022, the APPG on Faith and Society hosted its sixth Faith Covenant Forum, a virtual roundtable discussion providing an opportunity for faith and local authority representative from Covenant areas to hear about intersting topics relevant to them and share learning and best practice. This forum meeting was chaired by Sir Stephen Timms MP, Chair of the APPG. We were pleased to be joined by Prof Chris Baker, who reflected back on the findings of the recently published Keeping the Faith 2.0 report,...

Faith Covenant Forum Meeting, 5 July 2022

  • Faith Covenant Forum

On 5th July 2022, the APPG hosted its fifth Faith Covenant Forum, a virtual roundtable discussion providing an opportunity for Covenant holders to share learning and best practice, and for prospective Covenant areas to hear and ask questions about how and why they should establish one. This forum meeting was chaired by Daniel Singleton, National Executive Director of FaithAction, who are the secretariat to the APPG for Faith and Society. We were pleased to be joined by Baroness Uddin, Officer of the APPG for Faith...