Ministerial role

Minister of State for Security and Deputy for EU Exit and No Deal Preparation

Organisations: Home Office

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for:

  • counter terrorism – Prevent, Pursue, Protect
  • serious and organised crime
  • joint responsibility for county lines with the Crime and Policing Minister
  • cybercrime and fraud
  • hostile state activity
  • Russia
  • extradition
  • Royal and VIP protection
  • online harms
  • animals (illegal wildlife trade)
  • Border Force
  • border systems
  • common travel area
  • aviation and maritime security
  • illegal migration strategy with the Immigration Minister
  • Electronic Travel Authorisation
  • EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
  • Immigration Bill

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP

    2019 to 2020