The Minister of State for Policing and Crime Prevention is a ministerial position held at the
Home Office
The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is the United Kingdom's interior ministry. It is responsible for public safety and policing, border security, immigr ...
in the
Government of the United Kingdom
His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. . Holders of this office have previously held additional responsibilities such as for security, counter-terrorism and the fire service. The post had responsibility for the fire service from January 2016 to July 2019, from August 2019 to February 2020, and since September 2022.
This role was created by the splitting of the now-defunct office of the
Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing into two new ministerial posts: Security & Counter-Terrorism and Crime & Policing.
The previous minister was
Chris Philp
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, who served from 26 October 2022 until 5 July 2024. The current holder, following the
2024 general election
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, is
Dame Diana Johnson of the
Labour Party.
Responsibilities
The Minister’s responsibilities are:
[https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--181]
*Policing standards and governance
*Neighbourhood policing
*Public order, major events, and civil contingencies
*Criminal justice system
*Young Futures
*Safer Streets
Ministers
References
Police
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1993 establishments in the United Kingdom
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