Minister of State for Prisons
The Minister of State for Prisons and Probation (also known as Prisons Minister) is a junior position in the Ministry of Justice in the British government. It is currently held by Lucy Frazer who took the office on 25 July 2019, becoming the first woman to be the Prisons Minister.[1] The office was created in 2010 by the Cameron–Clegg coalition government.
| Minister of State for Prisons and Probation | |
|---|---|
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| Ministry of Justice | |
| Style | Minister |
| Reports to | Secretary of State for Justice |
| Seat | Westminster, London |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 6 May 2010 |
| First holder | Crispin Blunt |
| Website | www |
Responsibilities
The minister currently has responsibility of the following policy areas:
- Prison operations
- Probation services
- Public protection (including Parole Board, IPPs and Serious Further Offences)
- Offender health
- Female offenders
- Transgender offenders
- Veteran offenders
- Foreign offenders
- Rehabilitation and release of offenders
- Reducing Reoffending
- Extremism
- Temporary licence
- Electronic monitoring
- Youth Justice
The minister also provides support on Global Britain and the promotion of legal services.
List of Ministers of State for Prisons
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crispin Blunt |  |
6 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | David Cameron | ||
| Jeremy Wright
MP for Kenilworth and Southam |
 |
6 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | David Cameron | ||
| Andrew Selous
MP for South West Bedfordshire |
 |
16 July 2014 | 16 July 2016 | Conservative | David Cameron | ||
| Sam Gyimah
MP for East Surrey |
 |
17 July 2016 | 9 January 2018 | Conservative | Theresa May | ||
| 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 | Conservative | Theresa May
(II) | ||
| Lucy Frazer
MP for South West Cambridgeshire |
 |
25 July 2019 | Incumbent | Conservative | Boris Johnson | ||
References
- "Minister of State - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
See also
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