Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding)

Organisations: Home Office

Responsibilities

The minister’s responsibilities are:

  • modern slavery and the national referral mechanism
  • domestic abuse
  • violence against women and girls including female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage
  • early youth intervention on serious violence
  • Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
  • victims
  • child sexual abuse and exploitation
  • Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
  • Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
  • sexual violence including the rape review
  • anti-social behaviour
  • prostitution
  • stalking
  • online internet safety/WeProtect
  • victims of terrorism
  • Security Industry Authority
  • safeguarding and DBS checks for COVID volunteers and community groups
  • Afghan resettlement scheme and Operation Warm Welcome

Previous holders of this role

  1. Rachel Maclean MP

    2021 to 2022

  2. The Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP

    2021 to 2021