Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls)

Organisations: Home Office

Current role holder: Satvir Kaur MP

Responsibilities

The Minister’s responsibilities are:

• safeguarding  
• rape and serious sexual offences 
• violent crime and domestic abuse  
• child sexual abuse and exploitation 
• violence against women and girls (VAWG)  
• victims  
• wider modern slavery policy including the national referral mechanism, support and stakeholder engagement 
• spiking  
• oversight of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Current role holder

Satvir Kaur MP

Satvir Kaur was appointed jointly Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office on 22 July 2026.

She was previously Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office between 7 September 2025 and 22 July 2026. She was elected as the MP for Southampton Test in July 2024.

Satvir Kaur was on maternity leave from 7 September 2025 until 22 February 2026, with a phased return from January 2026.

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Previous holders of this role

1. Natalie Fleet MP

   2026 to 2026

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• £25 million to deliver vital support for child trafficking victims
  • 13 July 2026
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• Domestic abuse specialists embedded in 12 more 999 control rooms
  • 24 June 2026
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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
• Foreign Secretary launches new International Coalition to End Violence against Women and Girls
  • 27 May 2026
  • Press release
• Government and rail industry say ‘enough’ to sexual harassment
  • 22 May 2026
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