Ministerial role

Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties

Organisations: Ministry of Justice

Responsibilities

• Family justice and mediation
• Female offenders
• Human rights and civil liberties (jointly with Lord Faulks)
• Freedom of information, data protection and data sharing
• The National Archives
• Mental Capacity and the Office of the Public Guardian
• Criminal offences gateway
• Coroners and burials policy
• Equalities
• Devolution
• Coalition handling on other areas of business

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Simon Hughes

   2013 to 2015

Announcements

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• 2010 to 2015 government policy: criminal justice reform
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: sentencing reform
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: victims of crime
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: family justice system
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: administrative justice reform
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: legal aid reform
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• Voice of the Child: government response to Dispute Resolution Advisory Group report
  • 26 March 2015
  • Policy paper
• Simon Hughes speech to ICO’s 2015 Data Protection Practitioner Conference
  • 02 March 2015
  • Speech
• Voice of the Child: children to be more clearly heard in decisions about their future
  • 19 February 2015
  • Press release
• DNA tests to cut courtroom battles
  • 17 February 2015
  • Press release

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