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MOJ’s ministerial meetings, January 2026 to March 2026
Updated 25 June 2026
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| Minister | Date | Name of Individual or Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Lammy | 13/01/2026 | Mayor of Greater Manchester and Mayor of Liverpool | To discuss the Public Office (Accountability) Bill |
| David Lammy | 14/01/2026 | Meeting with victims | To discuss the Public Office (Accountability) Bill |
| David Lammy | 19/01/2026 | Prison Officers' Association | Introductory meeting on general topics including pay, pensions and right to industrial action |
| David Lammy | 19/01/2026 | Prison Governors' Association | Introductory meeting on general topics including pay, pensions and right to industrial action |
| David Lammy | 19/01/2026 | NTUS | Introductory meeting on general topics including pay, pensions and right to industrial action |
| David Lammy | 02/02/2026 | Donna Mooney | To discuss imprisonment for public protection |
| David Lammy | 02/02/2026 | Jonathan Hall KC | To discuss the government response to the Independent Review of Separation Centres |
| David Lammy | 04/02/2026 | Roundtable with criminal justice system stakeholders | To discuss Sir Brian Leveson's Independent Review of Criminal Courts with key judicial and law enforcement stakeholders |
| David Lammy | 04/02/2026 | Roundtable with AI Experts | Chaired a panel with key AI experts from government and business ahead of attending the AI Impact Summit in India |
| David Lammy | 05/02/2026 | Senior Coroner for Cheshire | Met Senior Coroner as part of visit to Cheshire Coroners' Court, undertaken to learn about work of coroners. |
| David Lammy | 05/02/2026 | Women's Justice Board | To discuss the publication of the Women's Justice Board Report |
| David Lammy | 10/02/2026 | Mayor of Greater Manchester | To discuss criminal court reform and the Public Office (Accountability) Bill |
| David Lammy | 11/02/2026 | Chair of the Criminal Bar Association | To discuss criminal court reform |
| David Lammy | 11/02/2026 | President of The Law Society | To discuss criminal court reform |
| David Lammy | 11/02/2026 | Chair of the Bar Council | To discuss criminal court reform |
| David Lammy | 13/02/2026 | Dame Lynne Owens | To discuss the Independent Review into Releases in Error |
| David Lammy | 23/02/2026 | Trade Union Congress and Prison Officers' Association | Meeting with General Secretaries of TUC and POA to discuss the right to industrial action |
| David Lammy | 23/02/2026 | Mayor of London | To discuss criminal court reform |
| David Lammy | 12/03/2026 | Dame Lynne Owens | To discuss the Independent Review into Releases in Error |
| David Lammy | 18/03/2026 | Lady Chief Justice | Routine confidential meeting with senior judiciary |
| David Lammy | 18/03/2026 | Lord Beamish and Lord Arbuthnot | Joint meeting with Minister for Small Business to discuss the Post Office Capture System |
| David Lammy | 19/03/2026 | NAPO (Trade Union and Professional Association) | Meeting with union Chair and General Secretary to discuss pay offer for probation staff |
| David Lammy | 24/03/2026 | National Adviser for Care Leavers | Introductory meeting to discuss the care experience |
| David Lammy | 24/03/2026 | Met Commissioner | To discuss criminal justice in London |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 06/01/2026 | Southall Black Sisters and Bekhal Mahmod | Discuss honour-based abuse reforms |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 06/01/2026 | Hillsborough Law Now | Discuss the Hillsborough Law Bill |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 07/01/2026 | Right of Equality | Speech at this Parliamentary event on the Repeal of the Presumption of Parental Involvement |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 08/01/2026 | Rape Crises England and Wales | Discuss implementation of the VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) strategy with Centre Managers and Directors |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 08/01/2026 | Karma Nirvana | Discuss this charity's work supporting victims of honour-based abuse |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 12/01/2026 | Victims Commissioner | To discuss the Victims Commissioner’s strategic priorities, and updates on the Victims and Courts Bill and Victims’ Code. |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 13/01/2026 | Football Association, Kick it Out, Her Game Too | Discuss VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) in a footballing context |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 02/02/2026 | Stepney All Saints School | Engage with school leaders and students on the Victims’ Code consultation and strengthening children’s rights |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 04/02/2026 | Everyones Invited | Discuss prevention-focused approaches to tackling VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) in schools |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 04/02/2026 | Gbangbola Family | Progress of a proposed review/inquiry |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 04/02/2026 | Emma Perrin and Fran Perrin | Discuss child sexual abuse and offender management in the prison estate |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 05/02/2026 | Women's Aid | Discuss VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) strategy and areas for collaboration and support |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 10/02/2026 | Farah Naz | Discuss Good Samaritan Law proposal |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 12/02/2026 | Saint Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre | Discuss delivery of support services for victims |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 23/02/2026 | Women’s Aid lunchtime reception with Gisèle Pelicot | Speak at this private event on tackling VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 24/02/2026 | EU Ambassador | Knowledge sharing on VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) and criminal law |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 24/02/2026 | Claire Throssel | Brief phone call to provide an update on family court reforms |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 24/02/2026 | PCC Clive Grunshaw and Dr Anna Hopkins | VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) and victim support provision |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 24/02/2026 | Victims Commissioner | Discuss engagement and provisions within the Victims and Prisoners Bill |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 02/03/2026 | Tracey Hanson | Discuss ULS (Unduly Lenient Sentence) scheme reforms |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 02/03/2026 | Katie Brett | Discuss ULS (Unduly Lenient Sentence) scheme reforms |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 03/03/2026 | Joe Morris MP and constituent | Discuss domestic abuse policy and age thresholds |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 03/03/2026 | White Ribbon | Discuss VAWG strategy and engagement with men and boys |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 16/03/2026 | Katrin Kohl | Discuss criminal justice reform, including Operation Soteria, courts, and victim-focused approaches |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 16/03/2026 | Stakeholder Roundtable | Discuss ULS (Unduly Lenient Sentence) scheme reforms |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 17/03/2026 | Wales justice and policing stakeholders | Cardiff 5 case and potential review |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 17/03/2026 | Fiona Laskaris | Coroner's Service and the Triangle of Responsibility |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 19/03/2026 | Catch 22 Victims Summit | Speech on victims’ rights and the Victims Code |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 24/03/2026 | Miriam and Olivia Nervo | Discuss Reproductive Coercion |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 24/03/2026 | Hillsborough Law Now | Discuss the Hillsborough Law Bill |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 24/03/2026 | Hillsborough victim's families | Discuss the Hillsborough Law and its implications for their case |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 26/03/2026 | West Midlands Victims summit | Speech on victims’ rights and the Victims Code |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 30/03/2026 | Victims Commissioner | Discuss ULS (Unduly Lenient Sentence) scheme reforms |
| Alex Davies-Jones | 31/03/2026 | White Ribbon stakeholder event | Speech on engaging men and boys to tackle VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) |
| Jake Richards | 06/01/2026 | Sally Coates | Introductory meeting on youth justice education |
| Jake Richards | 12/01/2026 | Law Society President (Mark Evans) | Introductory meeting to discuss Sentencing Bill |
| Jake Richards | 13/01/2026 | Family of Lenny Scott | To discuss the Whole Life Order amendment to the Sentencing Bill |
| Jake Richards | 13/01/2026 | Prisoners' Education Trust | Introductory meeting to discuss the Youth Estate |
| Jake Richards | 14/01/2026 | House Magazine (Sienna Rodgers) | Interview on his role as Minister for youth justice, and then wider profile |
| Jake Richards | 19/01/2026 | The Bar Council | Introductory meeting to discuss sentencing and jury trials |
| Jake Richards | 27/01/2026 | Summerland Campaign Group | Meeting with the Summerland Campaign Group to here about their Campaign |
| Jake Richards | 29/01/2026 | Children's Commissioner for England | Introductory meeting to discuss youth justice policy |
| Jake Richards | 02/02/2026 | Director of Transform Justice | Meeting to discuss youth sentencing and remand |
| Jake Richards | 03/02/2026 | Chief Executive of SHiFT | Meeting to discuss remand funding |
| Jake Richards | 04/02/2026 | Policy Manager at Revolving Doors | To discuss youth justice |
| Jake Richards | 09/02/2026 | Lieutenant General of the Isle of Mann (John Lorimer) | Introductory meeting to discuss the Lieutenant General’s role and how Minister Richards can support him. |
| Jake Richards | 12/02/2026 | Youth Justice Sector | On Turnaround project funding |
| Jake Richards | 13/02/2026 | HM Chief Inspector of Prisons | Meeting to discuss youth custody |
| Jake Richards | 03/03/2026 | HM Chief Inspector of Prisons | To discuss the youth estate |
| Jake Richards | 09/03/2026 | Metropolitan Assistant Commissioner (Ade Adelekan) | To discuss youth remand |
| Jake Richards | 09/03/2026 | Girls Youth Advisory Board | To discuss girls in the youth justice system |
| Jake Richards | 16/03/2026 | Deputy Mayor of London for Policing and Crime | To discuss youth remand |
| Jake Richards | 17/03/2026 | Chief Social Worker for Children and Families | To discuss the safeguarding review |
| Jake Richards | 18/03/2026 | Executive Director of the Youth Endowment Fund | To discuss YEF research on violence prevention and early intervention |
| Jake Richards | 23/03/2026 | The Violent Intervention Project (VIP) | To discuss therapeutic intervention for youth / the youth estate |
| Jake Richards | 23/03/2026 | Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission | To discuss the ECHR priorities and how the MoJ and ECHR will continue to work together. |
| Jake Richards | 24/03/2026 | Director of Nuffield Family Justice Observatory | Introductory meeting to discuss youth justice, family justice and the work of Nuffield |
| Jake Richards | 26/03/2026 | Youth Justice Board Leaders Summit | Minister Richards gave a speech and attending some roundtables with stakeholders |
| James Timpson | 07/01/2026 | Literacy Trust and Penguin Random House | Meeting to discuss literacy in prisons in the national year of reading |
| James Timpson | 12/01/2026 | Citizens Advice | Discussion on the importance of advice for people leaving prison to support rehabilitation |
| James Timpson | 12/01/2026 | Gov Facilities Services | Meeting to discuss GFSL physical security work |
| James Timpson | 13/01/2026 | Paula and Neil Scott | Meeting to discuss change in the Sentencing Bill |
| James Timpson | 20/01/2026 | Metropolitan Police | Meeting to discuss shared CJS priorities |
| James Timpson | 20/01/2026 | Prisons and Probation Ombudsman | Quarterly scrutiny bilat- part of Lord Timpson’s regular catch ups with the different inspectorates/ arms-length bodies. |
| James Timpson | 21/01/2026 | Criminal Justice Alliance | Met at a CJA Elevate Public Appointments breakfast at No10 |
| James Timpson | 21/01/2026 | Ofsted | Meeting to discuss prison education funding |
| James Timpson | 26/01/2026 | HMI Probation | Quarterly scrutiny bilat- part of Lord Timpson’s regular catch ups with the different inspectorates/ arms-length bodies. |
| James Timpson | 28/03/2026 | Circles UK | Meeting to discuss how Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) could be used to support implementation of the Sentencing Bill in relation to people who have been convicted of sexual offences |
| James Timpson | 02/02/2026 | Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Victims Commissioner and Jess Phillips MP | Meeting on probation risk |
| James Timpson | 02/02/2026 | Ian Poree | Meeting to discuss probation reforms. |
| James Timpson | 03/02/2026 | HMI Prisons | Quarterly scrutiny bilat meeting |
| James Timpson | 03/02/2026 | UNISON | To discuss experiences working for the Probation Service |
| James Timpson | 04/02/2026 | Roddy Russell, Clara Kathleen, Bernadette Emerson, Nicholas Cooke | Meeting to discuss the mental health of IPPs |
| James Timpson | 10/02/2026 | Sodexo | Meeting to discuss HMP Bronzefield |
| James Timpson | 10/02/2026 | Amber Heaton and Calum Miller MP | Meeting to discuss the safety of parole officers following an attack and Oxford PDU |
| James Timpson | 11/02/2026 | Richard Hughes | Meeting to discuss an economic study for building new prisons |
| James Timpson | 23/02/2026 | Environment Agency | Meeting to discuss partnership initiatives |
| James Timpson | 23/02/2026 | Kathryn Abel | Meeting to discuss virtual therapy for female offenders |
| James Timpson | 03/03/2026 | Tristia Harrison and Crisis | Meeting to discuss views on the experience of homelessness among prison leavers |
| James Timpson | 03/03/2026 | Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Victims Commissioner, Baroness May, Lord Russell | Discussion on domestic abuse training and risk assessment |
| James Timpson | 05/03/2026 | Jim Simon (CEO of RJC) | Meeting on HMPPS internal review into Re:hub |
| James Timpson | 11/03/2026 | Drug and Alcohol Recovery Expert Panel | Quarterly drug and alcohol recovery expert panel |
| James Timpson | 16/03/2026 | Common Ground Justice | To discuss restorative justice and the policy changes from the Re:Hub review |
| James Timpson | 17/03/2026 | Bar Council | Introductory meeting to meet the new Chair, Kirsty Brimelow, and to mainly discuss issues around timeliness of delivery of prisoners to court |
| James Timpson | 23/03/2026 | Northamptonshire Police & Fire Commissione; Devon and Cornwall Police and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners | Discussion between APCC Criminal Justice Leads and Lord Timpson regarding prison security |
| James Timpson | 24/03/2026 | Allison Fackrell | Meeting to discuss family ties in prison, with Alison from the Pact awards event |
| James Timpson | 25/03/2026 | UKRI | Introductory meeting, discussing R&D and more specifically counter drone technology and using HMP Dartmoor as an R&D site |
| Sarah Sackman | 14/01/2026 | Sam Coates, Sky News Deputy Political Editor | To talk to media about courts reform |
| Sarah Sackman | 15/01/2026 | Victims' Commissioner | To discuss court reforms and court policy |
| Sarah Sackman | 21/01/2026 | Magistrates Leadership Executive | Minister provided a brief introduction to the MLE hosted event speaking to employers on magistrates. |
| Sarah Sackman | 22/01/2026 | University College London | To discuss operational research work on courts |
| Sarah Sackman | 22/01/2026 | VAWG Sector Roundtable | Engagement with relevant stakeholders from across the VAWG sector regarding Courts and Tribunals Bill. |
| Sarah Sackman | 27/01/2026 | VAWG Sector Roundtable | Engagement with relevant stakeholders from across the VAWG sector regarding Courts and Tribunals Bill. |
| Sarah Sackman | 28/01/2026 | CIISA (Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority) | Short call with Minister Sackman to discuss upcoming proposed court reforms |
| Sarah Sackman | 28/01/2026 | Group of victim survivors | Short call with Minister Sackman to discuss upcoming proposed court reforms |
| Sarah Sackman | 29/01/2026 | Magistrates Association | Engaging with relevant stakeholder regarding the governments forward look at Courts and Tribunals Bill |
| Sarah Sackman | 04/02/2026 | MOPAC | Political meeting to discuss courts in London |
| Sarah Sackman | 12/02/2026 | SRA - Sarah Rapson | Touch-point with the CEO of the Solicitors' Regulation Authority |
| Sarah Sackman | 12/02/2026 | LSB - Richard Lloyd | Introductory meeting with the recently-appointed independent reviewer of the Legal Services Board Review |
| Sarah Sackman | 23/02/2026 | R4 Law Show | Part of Courts Bill introduction comms |
| Sarah Sackman | 23/02/2026 | Bar Council | Engagement with the Chair of the Bar Council ahead of Committee stage of the Courts and Tribunals Bill |
| Sarah Sackman | 25/02/2026 | Financial Times | Part of Courts Bill introduction comms |
| Sarah Sackman | 25/02/2026 | Radio 4 presenter Evan Davis | Part of Courts Bill introduction comms |
| Sarah Sackman | 26/02/2026 | Courtsdesk | Minister met with the CEO of Courtsdesk to discuss licensing arrangements. |
| Sarah Sackman | 02/03/2026 | The Law Society | Touch-point with the President of The Law Society - standard catch-up |
| Sarah Sackman | 02/03/2026 | English Law Promotion Panel | Media on court reforms |
| Sarah Sackman | 09/03/2026 | Magistrates' Association | Engagement with the Exec of the Mags Association ahead of Committee stage of the Courts and Tribunals Bill |
| Sarah Sackman | 10/03/2026 | Bar Council | Engagement with the Chair of the Bar Council ahead of Committee stage of the Courts and Tribunals Bill |
| Sarah Sackman | 12/03/2026 | Bar Standards Board | Touch-point with the Chair of the Bar Standards Board |
| Sarah Sackman | 12/03/2026 | FUSE | Visit to FUSE (lawtech hub of Allen and Overy Shearman), followed by a networking reception to celebrate the passage of Digital Assets Act. |
| Sarah Sackman | 16/03/2026 | Magistrates Association | Intro meeting with the new chief executive of the Magistrates Association |
| Sarah Sackman | 19/03/2026 | English Law Panel | Discuss the publication of Hook Tangaza's report regarding the economic value of English law |
| Sarah Sackman | 19/03/2026 | Independent Victims’ Commissioner For London | Intro meeting to discuss court reforms and court policy |
| Sarah Sackman | 24/03/2026 | Lay Observers National Chair | Meeting with the 'new' chair of the Law Observers to discuss his primary concerns. |
| Sarah Sackman | 26/03/2026 | English Law Promotion Panel Event - Legal Services Conference | Second event with panel members and stakeholders across the legal services, lawtech, regulatory and business sectors to discuss the launch of the English Law Promotion Panel report. |
| Alison Levitt | 21/01/2026 | Refuge Survivor Panel | Discuss concerns regarding how the family court system responds to cases involving domestic abuse |
| Alison Levitt | 28/01/2026 | Independent Officiants | Meeting to discuss marriage law and roles of officiants |
| Alison Levitt | 10/02/2026 | Bar Council | Discuss both wider criminal law changes and impacts in relation to family justice |
| Alison Levitt | 03/03/2026 | Family Justice Board Hybrid Meeting | Meeting with key stakeholders on family justice matters discussing the wider system |
| Alison Levitt | 18/03/2026 | Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham | To discuss marriage law and Church’s functions in marriages |