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Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending

{{Short description|UK government position in the Ministry of Justice}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending

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| termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure

| appointer_qualified = on the advice of the Prime Minister

| appointer = The Monarch

| image = Official portrait of Lord Timpson.jpg

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| incumbent = The Lord Timpson

| incumbentsince = 5 July 2024

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| department = Ministry of Justice

| insigniacaption = Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government

| insignia = Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).svg

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| website = {{URL|https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--147}}

| seat = Westminster, London

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| imagecaption = Official cabinet portrait, 2024

}}The Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending (or simply Prisons Minister) is a mid-level ministerial office in the Ministry of Justice.{{Cite web|title=Minister of State – GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--148|access-date=2020-10-27|website=www.gov.uk|language=en}}

On 5 July 2024 James Timpson was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Responsibilities

The minister currently has responsibility of the following policy areas:{{Cite web|title=Minister of State – GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--147|access-date=2023-11-15|website=www.gov.uk|language=en}}

  • Prison operations, policy, reform and industrial relations
  • Probation policy and operations
  • Youth justice
  • Parole
  • Offender health
  • Offender Cohorts
  • Extremism
  • Home Detention Curfew (HDC)
  • Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) schemes
  • Drugs
  • Reducing reoffending
  • Female offenders
  • Foreign National Offenders

The minister also provides support on Global Britain and the promotion of legal services.

List of ministers for prisons

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" |Name

!Portrait

! width="130" |Took office

! width="130" |Left office

!Political party

! colspan="2" |Prime Minister

colspan="8" |Position created out of Minister of State for Home Affairs
Minister of State for Prisons
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Ann Widdecombe
MP for Maidstone

|File:Annewidde.jpg

|28 February 1995

|2 May 1997

|Conservative

! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|John Major
(ll)

style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|Joyce Quin
MP for Gateshead East and Washington West

|File:Official portrait of Baroness Quin crop 2, 2019.jpg

|2 May 1997

|28 July 1998

| rowspan="4" |Labour

! rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan="3" |Tony Blair
(I)

style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|The Lord Williams of Mostyn

|

|28 July 1998

|28 July 1999

style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|Charles Clarke
MP for Norwich South

|File:Charles Clarke (cropped).jpg

|July 1999

|June 2001

style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|Keith Bradley
MP for Manchester, Withington

|File:Official portrait of Lord Bradley crop 2.jpg

|June 2001

|May 2002

! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|Tony Blair
(II)

colspan="8" |Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation
style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|Hilary Benn
MP for Leeds Central

|File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP crop 2.jpg

|29 May 2002

|13 May 2003

|Labour

! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| Tony Blair
(II)

colspan="8" |Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Justice, Race and Victims
style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|Fiona Mactaggart
MP for Slough

|File:Fiona McTaggart MP for Slough.jpg

|13 June 2003

|5 May 2006

|Labour

! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| Tony Blair
(II+III)

colspan="8" |Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation Services
style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|Gerry Sutcliffe
MP for Bradford South

|File:Gerry Sutcliffe.jpg

|5 May 2006

|29 June 2007

|Labour

! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| Tony Blair
(III)

colspan="8" |Minister of State for Justice and Equalities
style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|Maria Eagle
MP for Liverpool Garston

|File:Official portrait of Maria Eagle MP crop 2.jpg

|2 July 2007

|6 May 2010

|Labour

! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| Gordon Brown
(I)

colspan="8" |Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Crispin Blunt
MP for Reigate, Surrey

|File:Official portrait of Crispin Blunt MP crop 2.jpg

|6 May 2010

|4 September 2012

| rowspan="6" |Conservative

! rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan="2" |David Cameron
(Coalition)

style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Jeremy Wright
MP for Kenilworth and Southam

|File:Jeremy Wright MP.jpg

|6 September 2012

|15 July 2014

rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Andrew Selous

MP for South West Bedfordshire

| rowspan="2" |File:Official portrait of Andrew Selous MP crop 2.jpg

| rowspan="2" |16 July 2014

| rowspan="2" |16 July 2016

style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|David Cameron
(II)

rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Sam Gyimah
MP for East Surrey

| rowspan="2" |File:Official portrait of Mr Sam Gyimah crop 2.jpg

| rowspan="2" |17 July 2016

| rowspan="2" |9 January 2018

! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Theresa May

{{small|(I)}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Theresa May
{{small|(II)}}

colspan="8" |Minister of State for Prisons
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Rory Stewart
MP for Penrith and The Border

|File:Official portrait of Rory Stewart crop 2.jpg

|9 January 2018

|1 May 2019

| rowspan="2" |Conservative

! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Theresa May
{{small|(II)}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Robert Buckland
MP for South Swindon

|File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Robert Buckland MP crop 2.jpg

|9 May 2019

|24 July 2019

! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

colspan="8" |Minister of State for Prisons and Probation
rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Lucy Frazer
MP for South East Cambridgeshire

| rowspan="2" |File:Official portrait of Lucy Frazer MP crop 2.jpg

| rowspan="2" |25 July 2019

| rowspan="2" |4 March 2021

| rowspan="6" |Conservative

! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Boris Johnson
{{small|(I)}}

rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan="5" |Boris Johnson
{{small|(II)}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Alex Chalk
MP for Cheltenham

|File:Official portrait of Alex Chalk MP crop 2.jpg

|4 March 2021

|10 September 2021

rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Lucy Frazer
MP for South East Cambridgeshire

|File:Official portrait of Lucy Frazer MP crop 2.jpg

|10 September 2021

|16 September 2021

Victoria Atkins
MP for Louth and Horncastle

|File:Official portrait of Victoria Atkins MP crop 2.jpg

|16 September 2021

|6 July 2022

style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Stuart Andrew
MP for Pudsey

|File:Official portrait of Stuart Andrew crop 2, 2021.jpg

|8 July 2022

|7 September 2022

! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

colspan="8" |Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Rob Butler
MP for Aylesbury

|File:Official portrait of Rob Butler crop 2.jpg

|20 September 2022

|27 October 2022

|Conservative

! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Liz Truss
{{small|(I)}}

colspan="8" |Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Damian Hinds
MP for East Hampshire

|File:Official portrait of Damian Hinds MP crop 2.jpg

|27 October 2022

|13 November 2023

| rowspan="2" |Conservative

! rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Rishi Sunak
{{small|(I)}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Edward Argar
MP for Charnwood

|File:Edward Argar Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2022 (cropped).jpg

|14 November 2023

|5 July 2024

colspan="8" |Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending
style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|The Lord Timpson
Member of the House of Lords

|File:Official portrait of Lord Timpson crop 2.jpg

|5 July 2024

|Incumbent

| rowspan="2" |Labour

! rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|Keir Starmer
{{small|(I)}}

See also

References

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