Ministerial role

Minister of State (Crime and Policing)

Organisations: Home Office and Ministry of Justice

Responsibilities

The Minister is responsible for:

Home Office portfolio

  • policing
  • crime
  • county lines
  • criminal justice system
  • acquisitive crime
  • public protection and protests
  • undercover policing
  • Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
  • police technology
  • police powers
  • facial recognition
  • major events
  • football policing
  • flooding, hurricane and natural disaster relief
  • reoffending
  • unauthorised encampments
  • firearms
  • serious violence
  • drugs and alcohol
  • police powers to enforce lockdown and social distancing measures

Ministry of Justice cross-over

  • victims and witnesses
  • rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO)
  • violence against women and girls (VAWG)
  • Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA)
  • lead on cross-cutting criminal justice system issues

Previous holders of this role

  1. Tom Pursglove

    2022 to 2022