Ministerial role
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls)
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)
- modern slavery
- victims
- spiking
- oversight of ALBs
- Disclosure and Barring Service
- Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
- Security Industry Authority
- Director of Labour Market Enforcement (joint with DBT)
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 was on maternity leave from 7 September 2025 until 22 February 2026, with a phased return from January 2026.
Previous holders of this role
Natalie Fleet MP
2026 to 2026