Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation
UK government position in the Ministry of Justice
Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending | |
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Seat | Westminster, London |
Appointer | The Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Website | www |
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]
On 5 July 2024 James Timpson was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Responsibilities
The 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
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 | ![]() | 28 February 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | John Major (ll) | ||
Joyce Quin MP for Gateshead East and Washington West | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | July 1999 | June 2001 | ||||
Keith Bradley MP for Manchester, Withington | ![]() | June 2001 | May 2002 | Tony Blair (II) | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
Hilary Benn MP for Leeds Central | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 5 May 2006 | 29 June 2007 | Labour | Tony Blair (III) | ||
Minister of State for Justice and Equalities | |||||||
Maria Eagle MP for Liverpool Garston | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 6 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | David Cameron (Coalition) | ||
Jeremy Wright MP for Kenilworth and Southam | ![]() | 6 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 | ||||
Andrew Selous MP for South West Bedfordshire | ![]() | 16 July 2014 | 16 July 2016 | ||||
David Cameron (II) | |||||||
Sam Gyimah MP for East Surrey | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 25 July 2019 | 4 March 2021 | Conservative | Boris Johnson (I) | ||
Boris Johnson (II) | |||||||
Alex Chalk MP for Cheltenham | ![]() | 4 March 2021 | 10 September 2021 | ||||
Lucy Frazer MP for South East Cambridgeshire | ![]() | 10 September 2021 | 16 September 2021 | ||||
Victoria Atkins MP for Louth and Horncastle | ![]() | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 | ||||
Stuart Andrew MP for Pudsey | ![]() | 8 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 | ||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
Rob Butler MP for Aylesbury | ![]() | 20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss (I) | ||
Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation | |||||||
Damian Hinds MP for East Hampshire | ![]() | 27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak (I) | ||
Edward Argar MP for Charnwood | ![]() | 14 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | ||||
Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending | |||||||
The Lord Timpson Member of the House of Lords | ![]() | 5 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Keir Starmer (I) |
See also
- Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)
- His Majesty's Prison Service
References
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Ministry of Justice
Headquarters: 102 Petty France, Westminster
- Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor
- Minister of State for Victims and Courts
- Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Services
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
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public bodies
- Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
- Civil Justice Council
- Criminal Cases Review Commission
- Independent Monitoring Board
- Information Commissioner's Office
- Judicial Appointments Commission
- Law Commission
- Legal Services Board
- Parole Board for England and Wales
- Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
- Sentencing Council
- Youth Justice Board
former agencies