Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Organisations: Ministry of Justice

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for:

• Criminal law & court recovery (inc legal aid)
• HM Courts and Tribunals Service administration including fees
• Sentencing
• Commons shadow for Lord Wolfson QC
• Court & Tribunal reform programme delivery
• Court & tribunal transparency

Previous holders of this role

1. James Cartlidge MP

   2021 to 2022

Announcements

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• Criminal barristers to receive 15 percent fee rise in September
  • 30 June 2022
  • Press release
• Millions invested to help people facing eviction or repossession
  • 31 May 2022
  • Press release
• New building to modernise London’s tribunals
  • 25 May 2022
  • Press release
• New Charter to improve media access to courts
  • 11 May 2022
  • Press release
• Court judgments made accessible to all at The National Archives
  • 18 April 2022
  • Press release
• Nightingale Courts extended to support justice recovery
  • 03 March 2022
  • Press release

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