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.

Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation
Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation
Minister Of State For Prisons 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

The minister currently has responsibility of the following policy areas:

  • 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

Name Portrait Took office Left office Political party Prime Minister
Position created out of Minister of State for Home Affairs
Minister of State for Prisons
Ann Widdecombe

MP for Maidstone

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  28 February 1995 2 May 1997 Conservative John Major

(ll)

Joyce Quin

MP for Gateshead East and Washington West

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  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

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  July 1999 June 2001
Keith Bradley

MP for Manchester, Withington

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  June 2001 May 2002 Tony Blair

(II)

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

MP for Leeds Central

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  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

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  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

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  5 May 2006 29 June 2007 Labour Tony Blair

(III)

Minister of State for Justice and Equalities
Maria Eagle

MP for Liverpool Garston

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  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

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  6 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron

(Coalition)

Jeremy Wright

MP for Kenilworth and Southam

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  6 September 2012 15 July 2014
Andrew Selous

MP for South West Bedfordshire

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  16 July 2014 16 July 2016
David Cameron

(II)

Sam Gyimah

MP for East Surrey

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  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

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  9 January 2018 1 May 2019 Conservative Theresa May

(II)

Robert Buckland

MP for South Swindon

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  9 May 2019 24 July 2019
Minister of State for Prisons and Probation
Lucy Frazer

MP for South East Cambridgeshire

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  25 July 2019 4 March 2021 Conservative Boris Johnson

(I)

Boris Johnson

(II)

Alex Chalk

MP for Cheltenham

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  4 March 2021 10 September 2021
Lucy Frazer

MP for South East Cambridgeshire

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  10 September 2021 16 September 2021
Victoria Atkins

MP for Louth and Horncastle

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  16 September 2021 6 July 2022
Stuart Andrew

MP for Pudsey

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  8 July 2022 7 September 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation
Rob Butler

MP for Aylesbury

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  20 September 2022 27 October 2022 Conservative Liz Truss

(I)

Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation
Damian Hinds

MP for East Hampshire

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  27 October 2022 13 November 2023 Conservative Rishi Sunak

(I)

Edward Argar

MP for Charnwood

Minister Of State For Prisons And Probation  14 November 2023 Incumbent

References

See also

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