Ministerial role

Minister for Women

Organisations: Department for Education and Government Equalities Office

Responsibilities

MOJ responsibilities include:

  • family justice and mediation (including Cafcass)
  • female offenders
  • mental health
  • mental capacity (including Office of the Public Guardian)
  • criminal offences gateway
  • coroners, burials, cremation and inquiries policy
  • equalities

Women and Equalities responsibilities include:

  • women and the economy, including women on boards and reducing the gender pay gap
  • challenging cultural stereotypes
  • stopping violence against women and girls
  • domestic, international and EU commitments on equality including the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
  • supporting the Secretary of State on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) policy

Previous holders of this role

  1. Caroline Dinenage MP

    2015 to 2016