January APPG Meeting
At our last meeting we heard about the impact that football is having on people in, and on the fringes of the Criminal Justice System
At this meeting our key note speaker Nigel Huddleston MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society shared how sport and physical activity can play a greater role in beating crime and how the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games can raise aspirations and tackle inequalities for people in, and on the fringes of the Criminal Justice System.
We also heard from our guest speakers Marilyn Okoro, Olympic and World Medalist (Team GB) and Professor Geoff Thompson MBE DL, Former five-time world karate champion, Deputy Chair of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee.