Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Organisations: Ministry of Justice

Responsibilities

Mike’s responsibilities are:

  • International
  • Promotion of legal services
  • Crown Dependencies
  • Lead on cross-cutting CJS issues
  • Criminal Courts and Criminal Court recovery (including legal aid)
  • HMCTS administration including fees
  • Court and Tribunal reform programme delivery
  • Court and Tribunal transparency
  • Commons shadow for Lord Bellamy
  • Office of the Public Guardian (OPG)
  • Mental capacity
  • Coroners and death management
  • Racial disparity
  • Cross cutting corporate decisions
  • Ministerial Disability Champion

Previous holders of this role

  1. Mike Freer

    2022 to 2024