Ministerial role
Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services
Organisations:
Ministry of Justice
Current role holder:
Sarah Sackman KC MP
Responsibilities
- Criminal courts policy
- Courts and Tribunals Bill
- Legal Aid
- Legal Aid Agency administration
- Legal Support and Dispute Resolution
- Legal Services
- His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service administration
- Magistrates Policy
- Open Justice
- Tribunals Policy (incl. fees)
- Judicial Review
- Civil Justice
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Assisted Dying)
Current role holder
Sarah Sackman KC MP
Sarah Sackman KC MP was reappointed Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services in the Ministry of Justice on 21 July 2026.
She was previously Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services in the Ministry of Justice between 2 December 2024 and 21 July 2026, and Solicitor General from the 9 July 2024 to 2 December 2024.
She was elected as the MP for Finchley and Golders Green in July 2024.
She was called to the Bar in 2008 and worked as a barrister at Francis Taylor Building and Matrix Chambers, focusing on public, election, planning, environment and rating law.
Previous holders of this role
Sarah Sackman KC MP
2024 to 2026
The Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP
2024 to 2024