Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

Organisations: Ministry of Justice

Responsibilities

• Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
• Criminal Law
• Victims, Witnesses and Vulnerabilities
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
• Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO)
• Victims and Courts Bill (VAC)
• Hillsborough
• Death Management, Inquiries and Coroners
• Miscarriages of Justice
• Criminal Cases Review Commission
• MOJ Mission lead for Safer Streets

Previous holders of this role

1. Catherine Atkinson MP

   2026 to 2026

2. Alex Davies-Jones MP

   2024 to 2026

Announcements

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• Government welcomes hospitality and tourism sector plans to further strengthen its safety standards to prevent violence against women and girls
  • 12 June 2026
  • Press release
• UK government shows “unwavering support” for war crime accountability
  • 08 May 2026
  • Press release
• There can be no lasting peace for Ukraine without accountability
  • 08 May 2026
  • Speech
• Victims come first in new justice law
  • 30 April 2026
  • Press release
• New laws to crackdown on harmful pornography
  • 10 April 2026
  • Press release
• Victims and bereaved get more time to challenge lenient sentences
  • 09 April 2026
  • News story
• Government launches new national Legal Advisors service for rape victims and expands Operation Soteria into the courtroom
  • 10 March 2026
  • Press release
• Tech firms will have to take down abusive images within 48 hours under new law to protect women and girls
  • 19 February 2026
  • Press release
• Children to get swifter justice thanks to renewed Victims’ Code
  • 05 February 2026
  • News story
• VAWG strategy to better protect children from misogyny and abuse
  • 19 December 2025
  • News story

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