Ministerial role

Minister of State for Crime Prevention

Organisations: Home Office

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for:

drugs
drugs strategy
forensic science
volume, acquisitive and business crime (including burglary, motor vehicle crime, retail crime, cash vehicles in transit, wildlife/rural crime, metal theft)
crime statistics
crime strategy
designing out crime
antisocial behaviour
public health
alcohol (including Licensing Act and powers of police and local authorities) and alcohol strategy
violent crime, violent offender orders
homelessness
community activism
youth crime and youth violence
domestic violence, including forced marriage, honour-based killing and FGM
sexual violence, sex offenders, child sex offenders review, prostitution, lap dancing
violence against women and girls, sexualisation of young people, women’s safety and fear of crime
missing persons
hate crime
child sexual exploitation, including Sexual Violence against Children and Vulnerable People national group
animals in science regulation
British Transport Police reform
firearms