Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending
(Redirected from Minister of State, Ministry of Justice)
The Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending (or simply Prisons Minister) is a mid-level ministerial office in the Ministry of Justice.[1]
| Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending | |
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| Ministry of Justice | |
| Seat | Westminster, London |
| Appointer | The Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | www |
On 5 July 2024 James Timpson was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Responsibilities
editThe minister currently has responsibility of the following policy areas:[2]
- Prison operations, policy, reform and industrial relations
- Probation policy and operations
- Youth justice
- Parole
- Offender health
- Offender Cohorts
- Extremism
- Home Detention Curfew (HDC)
- Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) schemes
- Drugs
- Reducing reoffending
- Female offenders
- Foreign National Offenders
The minister also provides support on Global Britain and the promotion of legal services.
List of ministers for prisons
edit| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
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| Position created out of Minister of State for Home Affairs Minister of State for Prisons | |||||||
| Ann Widdecombe MP for Maidstone |
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28 February 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | John Major (ll) | ||
| Joyce Quin MP for Gateshead East and Washington West |
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2 May 1997 | 28 July 1998 | Labour | Tony Blair (I) | ||
| The Lord Williams of Mostyn | 28 July 1998 | 28 July 1999 | |||||
| Charles Clarke MP for Norwich South |
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July 1999 | June 2001 | ||||
| Keith Bradley MP for Manchester, Withington |
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June 2001 | May 2002 | Tony Blair (II) | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
| Hilary Benn MP for Leeds Central |
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29 May 2002 | 13 May 2003 | Labour | Tony Blair (II) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Justice, Race and Victims | |||||||
| Fiona Mactaggart MP for Slough |
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13 June 2003 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair (II+III) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation Services | |||||||
| Gerry Sutcliffe MP for Bradford South |
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5 May 2006 | 29 June 2007 | Labour | Tony Blair (III) | ||
| Minister of State for Justice and Equalities | |||||||
| Maria Eagle MP for Liverpool Garston |
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2 July 2007 | 6 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown (I) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice | |||||||
| Crispin Blunt MP for Reigate, Surrey |
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6 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | David Cameron (Coalition) | ||
| Jeremy Wright MP for Kenilworth and Southam |
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6 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 | ||||
| Andrew Selous
MP for South West Bedfordshire |
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16 July 2014 | 16 July 2016 | ||||
| David Cameron (II) | |||||||
| Sam Gyimah MP for East Surrey |
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17 July 2016 | 9 January 2018 | Theresa May
(I) | |||
| Theresa May (II) | |||||||
| Minister of State for Prisons | |||||||
| Rory Stewart MP for Penrith and The Border |
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9 January 2018 | 1 May 2019 | Conservative | Theresa May (II) | ||
| Robert Buckland MP for South Swindon |
|
9 May 2019 | 24 July 2019 | ||||
| Minister of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
| Lucy Frazer MP for South East Cambridgeshire |
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25 July 2019 | 4 March 2021 | Conservative | Boris Johnson (I) | ||
| Boris Johnson (II) | |||||||
| Alex Chalk MP for Cheltenham |
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4 March 2021 | 10 September 2021 | ||||
| Lucy Frazer MP for South East Cambridgeshire |
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10 September 2021 | 16 September 2021 | ||||
| Victoria Atkins MP for Louth and Horncastle |
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16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 | ||||
| Stuart Andrew MP for Pudsey |
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8 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 | ||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
| Rob Butler MP for Aylesbury |
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20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss (I) | ||
| Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation | |||||||
| Damian Hinds MP for East Hampshire |
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27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak (I) | ||
| Edward Argar MP for Charnwood |
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14 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | ||||
| Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending | |||||||
| The Lord Timpson Member of the House of Lords |
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5 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Keir Starmer (I) | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Minister of State – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Minister of State – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.