Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Organisations: Ministry of Justice

Responsibilities

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State leads on the following:

• Cross-cutting criminal justice system issues
• Criminal law
• Sentencing
• Court and tribunal services and reform
• Administrative justice
• Devolved Administrations and devolution
• Human rights
• Court and tribunal fees
• Supporting the Secretary of State on EU exit and international business
• Supporting the Secretary of State on departmental finance
• Shadow Commons minister for Lord Keen’s portfolio

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Chris Philp

   2019 to 2020

2. The Rt Hon Edward Argar

   2018 to 2019

Announcements

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• Greater support and better outcomes for victims of sexual violence
  • 03 August 2023
  • Press release
• Overhaul of laws to protect women from domestic killers
  • 19 July 2023
  • Press release
• Overhaul of criminal justice system delivers significant improvement for rape victims
  • 09 July 2023
  • Press release
• Government crackdown on image-based abuse
  • 26 June 2023
  • Press release
• CPS to have new obligation to meet adult rape victims ahead of trial
  • 18 June 2023
  • Press release
• Better support for bereaved families and eyewitnesses of homicide and major incidents
  • 28 May 2023
  • Press release
• Trolls who encourage serious self-harm to face jail
  • 17 May 2023
  • Press release
• End to intrusive fishing expeditions of rape victims’ therapy notes
  • 15 May 2023
  • Press release
• Tougher sentences for domestic killers
  • 17 March 2023
  • Press release
• Campervan people smuggler jailed for 4 years
  • 07 July 2020
  • News story

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