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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.[1]
| Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
On 5 July 2024 James Timpson was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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.
| 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 | |||||||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Ann Widdecombe MP for Maidstone |
 |
28 February 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | John Major (ll) |
| #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Joyce Quin MP for Gateshead East and Washington West |
 |
2 May 1997 | 28 July 1998 | Labour | #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Tony Blair (I) |
| #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | The Lord Williams of Mostyn | 28 July 1998 | 28 July 1999 | ||||
| #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Charles Clarke MP for Norwich South |
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July 1999 | June 2001 | |||
| #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Keith Bradley MP for Manchester, Withington |
 |
June 2001 | May 2002 | #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Tony Blair (II) | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
| #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Hilary Benn MP for Leeds Central |
 |
29 May 2002 | 13 May 2003 | Labour | #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Tony Blair (II) |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Justice, Race and Victims | |||||||
| #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Fiona Mactaggart MP for Slough |
 |
13 June 2003 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Tony Blair (II+III) |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation Services | |||||||
| #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Gerry Sutcliffe MP for Bradford South |
 |
5 May 2006 | 29 June 2007 | Labour | #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Tony Blair (III) |
| Minister of State for Justice and Equalities | |||||||
| #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Maria Eagle MP for Liverpool Garston |
 |
2 July 2007 | 6 May 2010 | Labour | #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Gordon Brown (I) |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice | |||||||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Crispin Blunt MP for Reigate, Surrey |
 |
6 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | David Cameron (Coalition) |
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Jeremy Wright MP for Kenilworth and Southam |
 |
6 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 | |||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Andrew Selous
MP for South West Bedfordshire |
 |
16 July 2014 | 16 July 2016 | |||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | David Cameron (II) | ||||||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Sam Gyimah MP for East Surrey |
 |
17 July 2016 | 9 January 2018 | #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Theresa May
(I) | |
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Theresa May (II) | ||||||
| Minister of State for Prisons | |||||||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Rory Stewart MP for Penrith and The Border |
 |
9 January 2018 | 1 May 2019 | Conservative | #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Theresa May (II) |
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Robert Buckland MP for South Swindon |
 |
9 May 2019 | 24 July 2019 | #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | ||
| Minister of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Lucy Frazer MP for South East Cambridgeshire |
 |
25 July 2019 | 4 March 2021 | Conservative | #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Boris Johnson (I) |
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Boris Johnson (II) | ||||||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Alex Chalk MP for Cheltenham |
 |
4 March 2021 | 10 September 2021 | |||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | 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 | ||||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Stuart Andrew MP for Pudsey |
 |
8 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 | #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Rob Butler MP for Aylesbury |
 |
20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Liz Truss (I) |
| Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation | |||||||
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Damian Hinds MP for East Hampshire |
 |
27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Rishi Sunak (I) |
| #0087DC"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Edward Argar MP for Charnwood |
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14 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | |||
| Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending | |||||||
| #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | The Lord Timpson Member of the House of Lords |
 |
5 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | #E4003B"}]]}" class="notheme"> | Keir Starmer (I) |
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