Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services

Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Sarah Sackman
since 2 December 2024
Ministry of Justice
SeatWestminster, London
AppointerThe Monarch
on the advice of the prime minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--180

The Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services is a ministerial office in the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice.[1]

Responsibilities

The minister currently has responsibility of the following policy areas:[1]

  • Criminal courts policy
  • Legal Aid
  • Legal Aid Agency administration
  • Civil Justice
  • Legal Support and Dispute Resolution
  • Legal Services
  • His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals *Service administration
  • Magistrates Policy
  • Open Justice
  • Tribunals Policy (including fees)
  • Irregular Migration
  • Judicial Review
  • MOJ Mission lead for Kickstart economic growth

List of ministers of state

Name Portrait Took office Left office Political party Ministry Lord Chancellor
Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs
Harriet Harman[2]
MP for Camberwell and Peckham		 10 May 2005 8 May 2007 Labour Blair III Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Minister of State for Justice
Harriet Harman[2]
MP for Camberwell and Peckham		 8 May 2007 28 June 2007 Labour Blair III Lord Falconer of Thoroton
David Hanson[3]
MP for Delyn		 9 May 2007 9 June 2009
Brown Jack Straw
Michael Wills[4]
MP for North Swindon		 2 July 2007 6 May 2010
Tom McNally, Baron McNally[5]
Life peer		 13 May 2010 18 December 2013 Liberal Democrats Cameron–Clegg Kenneth Clarke
Chris Grayling
Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties
Simon Hughes[6]
MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark		 18 December 2013 8 May 2015 Liberal Democrats Cameron–Clegg Chris Grayling
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Liberties and Human Rights[7]
Dominic Raab[8]
MP for Esher and Walton		 12 May 2015 16 July 2016 Conservartive Cameron II Michael Gove
Minister of State for Courts and Justice
Oliver Heald[9]
MP for North East Hertfordshire		 16 July 2016 12 June 2017 Conservartive May I Liz Truss
Dominic Raab[8]
MP for Esher and Walton		 12 June 2017 9 January 2018 May II David Lidington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Lucy Frazer[10]
MP for South East Cambridgeshire		 9 January 2018 9 May 2019 Conservartive May II David Gauke
Paul Maynard[11]
MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys		 9 May 2019 26 July 2019
Wendy Morton[12]
MP for Aldridge-Brownhills		 26 July 2019 13 February 2020 Johnson I Robert Buckland
Johnson II
Alex Chalk[13]
MP for Cheltenham		 14 February 2020 16 September 2021
James Cartlidge[14]
MP for South Suffolk		 17 September 2021 7 July 2022 Dominic Raab
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and the Home Office
Sarah Dines[15][16]
MP for Derbyshire Dales		 8 July 2022 20 September 2022 Conservartive Johnson II
Truss		 Dominic Raab
Brandon Lewis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Services
Gareth Johnson[17]
MP for Dartford		 20 September 2022 27 October 2022 Conservartive Truss Brandon Lewis
Mike Freer[18]
MP for Finchley and Golders Green		 20 September 2022 5 July 2024 Truss
Sunak		 Brandon Lewis
Dominic Raab
Alex Chalk
Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services
Heidi Alexander
MP for Swindon South		 5 July 2024 2 December 2024 Labour Starmer Shabana Mahmood
Sarah Sackman
MP for Finchley and Golders Green		 2 December 2024 Incumbent
David Lammy
Burnham Alex Norris

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Minister of State – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Parliamentary career for Baroness Harman - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Lord Hanson of Flint - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Lord Wills - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Lord McNally - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Simon Hughes - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Human Rights - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Parliamentary career for Dominic Raab - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Sir Oliver Heald - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Lucy Frazer - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Paul Maynard - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Wendy Morton - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Alex Chalk - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Parliamentary career for James Cartlidge - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Miss Sarah Dines - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sarah Dines". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Gareth Johnson - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Parliamentary career for Mike Freer - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
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