Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

British Government minister

United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government

Incumbent
The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

since 9 July 2024

Ministry of Justice
Style| Minister
Nominator| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer| The Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length| At His Majesty's pleasure
Website| Official website

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice is a junior position in the Ministry of Justice in the British Government. The present incumbent is Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede.

## Role

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The Government website sets out the current Minister's responsibilities in the Ministry of Justice as:[1]

* Crown Dependencies
* Overseas Territories
* Family Justice and Marriage and Divorce
* All Lords Business (except PPP)
* Private International Law
* International Criminal Justice
* Constitution
* Devolution and the Union
* EU Retained Law policy.
* Human Rights
* International
* Judicial Review

The Ministry of Justice is the government department responsible for overseeing the Crown Dependencies with the Secretary of State for Justice (Lord Chancellor) being the privy counsellor responsible for the Dependencies.[2] However the day to day duties are handled by the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, who is a less senior minister in the Ministry of Justice.[3]

## List of officeholders

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Minister  | Term of office  | Party

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
|  | Maria Eagle[4] | 2 July 2007  | 9 June 2009  | Labour
|  | The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath[5] | 2 July 2007  | 5 October 2008
|  | Bridget Prentice[6] | 2 July 2007  | 11 May 2010
|  | The Baroness Ashton of Upholland[7] | 8 May 2007  | 27 June 2007
|  | Shahid Malik[8] | 4 October 2008  | 15 May 2009
|  | The Lord Bach[9] | 5 October 2008  | 11 May 2010
|  | Claire Ward[10] | 15 May 2009  | 11 May 2010
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid[11]
|  | Jonathan Djanogly[12][11] | 11 May 2010  | 4 September 2012  | Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Victims[13]
|  | Helen Grant[13] | 4 September 2012  | 7 October 2013  | Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid[11]
|  | Shailesh Vara[11] | 7 October 2013  | 17 July 2016  | Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Liberties and Human Rights[14]
|  | Dominic Raab | 12 May 2015  | 16 July 2016  | Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Justice
|  | Caroline Dinenage | 8 May 2015  | 16 July 2016  | Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice
|  | Phillip Lee | 17 July 2016  | 12 June 2018  | Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
|  | Lucy Frazer | 9 January 2018  | 9 May 2019  | Conservative
|  | Paul Maynard | 9 May 2019  | 26 July 2019
|  | Edward Argar | 14 June 2018  | 10 September 2019
|  | Wendy Morton | 26 July 2019  | 13 February 2020
|  | Alex Chalk | 14 February 2020  | 16 September 2021
|  | The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar | 22 December 2020  | 13 April 2022
|  | James Cartlidge | 16 September 2021  | 7 July 2022
|  | The Lord Bellamy | 7 July 2022 | 5 July 2024
|  | The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 9 July 2024  | Incumbent  | Labour

## References

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1. ^ "Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
2. ^ https://www.royal.uk/crown-dependencies
3. ^ "Lord Frederick Ponsonby appointed Crown dependencies minister". BBC News. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
4. ^ "Parliamentary career for Maria Eagle - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
5. ^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
6. ^ "Parliamentary career for Bridget Prentice - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
7. ^ "Parliamentary career for Baroness Ashton of Upholland - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
8. ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Shahid Malik - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
9. ^ "Contact information for Lord Bach - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
10. ^ "Parliamentary career for Claire Ward - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
11. ^ a b c d "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
12. ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Jonathan Djanogly - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
13. ^ a b "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Victims - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
14. ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Human Rights - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

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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 Courts and Legal Services
* Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending
* Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
* Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing
* Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims

Executive agencies|

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

Non-departmental
public bodies|

* Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
* Civil Justice Council
* Criminal Cases Review Commission
* Independent monitoring board
* 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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