Minister of State for Prisons and Probation

The Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation is a mid-level ministerial office in the Ministry of Justice.[1]

Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation
Incumbent
Edward Argar
since 14 November 2023
Ministry of Justice
SeatWestminster, London
AppointerThe Monarch
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--147

Responsibilities

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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

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NamePortraitTook officeLeft officePolitical partyPrime Minister
Position created out of Minister of State for Home Affairs
Minister of State for Prisons
Ann Widdecombe

MP for Maidstone

28 February 19952 May 1997ConservativeJohn Major

(ll)

Joyce Quin

MP for Gateshead East and Washington West

2 May 199728 July 1998LabourTony Blair

(I)

The Lord Williams of Mostyn28 July 199828 July 1999
Charles Clarke

MP for Norwich South

July 1999June 2001
Keith Bradley

MP for Manchester, Withington

June 2001May 2002Tony Blair

(II)

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probations
Hilary Benn

MP for Leeds Central

29 May 200213 May 2003LabourTony Blair

(II)

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Justice, Race and Victims
Fiona Mactaggart

MP for Slough

13 June 20035 May 2006LabourTony Blair

(II+III)

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation Services
Gerry Sutcliffe

MP for Bradford South

5 May 200629 June 2007LabourTony Blair

(III)

Minister of State for Justice and Equalities
Maria Eagle

MP for Liverpool Garston

2 July 20076 May 2010LabourGordon Brown

(I)

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice
Crispin Blunt

MP for Reigate, Surrey

6 May 20104 September 2012ConservativeDavid Cameron

(Coalition)

Jeremy Wright

MP for Kenilworth and Southam

6 September 201215 July 2014
Andrew Selous

MP for South West Bedfordshire

16 July 201416 July 2016
David Cameron

(II)

Sam Gyimah

MP for East Surrey

17 July 20169 January 2018Theresa May

(I)

Theresa May

(II)

Minister of State for Prisons
Rory Stewart

MP for Penrith and The Border

9 January 20181 May 2019ConservativeTheresa May

(II)

Robert Buckland

MP for South Swindon

9 May 201924 July 2019
Minister of State for Prisons and Probation
Lucy Frazer

MP for South East Cambridgeshire

25 July 20194 March 2021ConservativeBoris Johnson

(I)

Boris Johnson

(II)

Alex Chalk

MP for Cheltenham

4 March 202110 September 2021
Lucy Frazer

MP for South East Cambridgeshire

10 September 202116 September 2021
Victoria Atkins

MP for Louth and Horncastle

16 September 20216 July 2022
Stuart Andrew

MP for Pudsey

8 July 20227 September 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation
Rob Butler

MP for Aylesbury

20 September 202227 October 2022ConservativeLiz Truss

(I)

Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation
Damian Hinds

MP for East Hampshire

27 October 202213 November 2023ConservativeRishi Sunak

(I)

Edward Argar

MP for Charnwood

14 November 2023Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ "Minister of State - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Minister of State - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

See also

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