UK government position in the 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]
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
See also
References
- ^ "Minister of State – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Minister of State – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
