Ministerial role
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Human Rights and Technology
Organisations:
Ministry of Justice
Current role holder:
Jake Richards MP
Responsibilities
- Sentencing Policy (including Sentencing Act Implementation)
- Youth Justice policy
- Youth Custody operations
- Men and Boys
- Irregular Migration (incl. Immigration Tribunal)
- Human Rights and ECHR
- Foreign National Offenders
- Prisoner Transfer Agreements
- Children of Prisoners
- Family Justice
- Mental Capacity
- Office for the Public Guardian administration
- Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
- Artificial Intelligence, cyber and tech
- Cross-cutting corporate portfolio (including sustainability)
- Transparency and FOI
- SI Minister
Current role holder
Jake Richards MP
Jake Richards was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice on 22 July 2026.
He was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International in the Ministry of Justice and as Assistant Whip, House of Commons between 7 September 2025 and 22 July 2026.
He was elected as the MP for Rother Valley in July 2024.