Ministerial role

Minister for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice and Victims

Organisations: Home Office and Ministry of Justice

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Ministry of Justice:

  • victims and witnesses policy (including sponsorship of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority)
  • chair of victims panel
  • criminal justice system reform
  • out-of-court disposals
  • criminal law
  • criminal courts procedure
  • veterans review
  • restorative justice
  • miscarriages of justice (including sponsorship of the Criminal Cases Review Commission)

Home Office:

  • crime statistics
  • crime prevention and fighting crime
  • firearms licensing policy
  • public order
  • police funding, pay and pensions
  • police technology
  • Independent Police Complaints Commission
  • police reform and governance
  • national fire policy including fire safety
  • national fire resilience
  • fire funding, pay and pensions

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning

    2014 to 2016

  2. The Rt Hon Damian Green

    2012 to 2014

  3. The Rt Hon Lord Herbert of South Downs CBE PC

    2010 to 2012