Minister of State for Prisons and Probation

Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation

Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government

Incumbent
Edward Argar
since 14 November 2023

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.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--147

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

## Responsibilities[edit]

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[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

|  | 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 Probations
| 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  | Incumbent

## References[edit]

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[edit]

* Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)
* His Majesty's Prison Service

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Ministry of Justice

Headquarters: 102 Petty France, Westminster

Ministers|

* 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

Executive agencies|

* Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
* HM Courts and Tribunals Service
* Legal Aid Agency
* HM Prison and Probation Service (HM Prison Service
* National Probation Service)
* Office of the Public Guardian

Non-departmental
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

Other organisations|

* Crown Office

Significant
former agencies|

* Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
* HM Courts Service
* Legal Services Commission
* Tribunals Service
* Sentencing Guidelines Council

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