Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls
| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls | |
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| Home Office | |
| Style | Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Website | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls) |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls[1] (also known as Minister for Safeguarding) is a junior role in His Majesty's Government in the Home Office. The role has been held by Satvir Kaur since July 2026.[2]
Responsibilities
The minister has the following responsibilities:
- tackling violence against women and girls, including:
- domestic abuse
- FGM and forced marriage
- child sexual abuse and exploitation
- Disclosure and Barring Service
- Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
- sexual violence
- rape review
- prostitution
- stalking
- hate crime
- crime prevention
- early youth intervention
- victim support
- victims elements of RASSO
List of ministers
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Preventing Abuse, Exploitation and Crime | |||||||
| Karen Bradley |  |
8 February 2014 | 14 July 2016 | Conservative | Cameron (II) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability | |||||||
| Sarah Newton |  |
17 July 2016 | 9 November 2017 | Conservative | May (I) | ||
| May (II) | |||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding | |||||||
| Victoria Atkins |  |
9 November 2017 | 16 September 2021 | Conservative | May (II) | ||
| Johnson (I) | |||||||
| Johnson (II) | |||||||
| Rachel Maclean |  |
16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 | Conservative | |||
| Amanda Solloway |  |
8 July 2022 | 20 September 2022 | Conservative | |||
| Mims Davies |  |
20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Truss | ||
| Sarah Dines |  |
27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Sunak | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims and Safeguarding (Jointly with Ministry of Justice) | |||||||
| Laura Farris |  |
13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls | |||||||
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9 July 2024 | 12 May 2026 | Labour | Starmer | ||
| Natalie Fleet | .jpg) |
12 May 2026 | 22 July 2026 | Labour | |||
| Satvir Kaur |  |
22 July 2026 | Incumbent | Labour | Burnham | ||
References
- ↑ "Ministerial role | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls)". gov.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ Kaur, Satvir [@laboursatvir]; (24 July 2026). "Honoured to be appointed as the new Minister for Safeguarding, Violence Against Women and Girls, and Equalities" – via Instagram.