- Source: Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending
The Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending (or simply Prisons Minister) is a mid-level ministerial office in the Ministry of Justice.
On 5 July 2024 James Timpson was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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
See also
Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)
His Majesty's Prison Service
References
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- Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending
- James Timpson, Baron Timpson
- Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)
- Starmer ministry
- Private prison
- Probation Service (England and Wales)
- Prison
- British Government frontbench
- Chemical castration
- Alex Chalk