Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid

Organisations: Ministry of Justice

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• courts and tribunals (including HMCTS and fees/income)
• administrative justice
• legal aid (including the Legal Aid Agency)
• legal services (including the Legal Services Board)
• better regulation and growth
• sustainability
• judicial diversity

Previous holders of this role

1. Shailesh Vara MP

   2013 to 2016

2. Jonathan Djanogly MP

   2010 to 2012

Announcements

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• Probate consultation
  • 18 February 2016
  • Correspondence
• HM Courts and Tribunals Service estate
  • 11 February 2016
  • Written statement
• Family Justice
  • 21 January 2016
  • Written statement
• HMCTS
  • 17 December 2015
  • Written statement
• Government to outlaw legal referral fees
  • 01 October 2015
  • Press release
• HMCTS Estates announcement
  • 16 July 2015
  • Written statement
• Ministerial appointment: Shailesh Vara
  • 09 July 2015
  • Press release
• New measures to make criminals pay legal aid costs
  • 01 June 2015
  • Press release
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: sentencing reform
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: victims of crime
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper

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