Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation

The Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation is a mid-level ministerial office in the Ministry of Justice.

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

Responsibilities

The minister currently has responsibility of the following policy areas:

• 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

References

See also

• Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)
• His Majesty's Prison Service