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19-684: It is sponsored by the Ministry of Justice , and its Board members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice. A key function of the Board is to set policy on youth offending and oversee and the Youth Offending Teams . The YJB's primary function is to monitor the operation of the youth justice system and the provision of youth justice services. Within England and Wales it is responsible for: Members of

38-589: Is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom . It is headed by the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (a combined position). Its stated priorities are to reduce re-offending and protect the public, to provide access to justice, to increase confidence in the justice system, and to uphold people's civil liberties. The Secretary of State is the minister responsible to Parliament for

57-996: Is extended to the islands smoothly. The Ministers in the Ministry of Justice are as follows, with cabinet ministers in bold: The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice is Dame Antonia Romeo , who is by virtue of her office also Clerk of the Crown in Chancery . Department for Constitutional Affairs King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Department for Constitutional Affairs ( DCA )

76-578: Is now handled by the Speakers Committee on Electoral Reform and the House Leader. Royal succession was given back to the ministry. The Secretary of State for Justice had responsibility for a commission on a British bill of rights. The British bill of rights was a plan to implement human rights through national law, instead of the European Convention on Human Rights being part of UK law through

95-753: The Crown dependencies i.e. Jersey , Guernsey and the Isle of Man , and HM Government. These are self-governing possessions of the British monarch , through his titles as Duke of Normandy in the Channel Islands and Lord of Mann in the Isle of Man. It processes legislation for Royal Assent passed by the insular legislative assemblies and consults the Islands on extending UK legislation to them. It also ensures that relevant UK legislation

114-754: The Department for Constitutional Affairs . The latter had replaced the Lord Chancellor's Department in 2003. The expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Justice are scrutinised by the Justice Select Committee . Prior to the formation of the Coalition Government in May 2010, the ministry handled relations between the British Government and the three devolved administrations:

133-843: The Northern Ireland Executive ; the Scottish Government ; and the Welsh Government . Responsibility for devolution was then transferred to the re-established position of Deputy Prime Minister , based in the Cabinet Office . He also assumed responsibility for political and constitutional reform, including reform of the House of Lords , the West Lothian Question , electoral policy, political party funding reform and royal succession. After 2015, responsibility for devolution

152-727: The Human Rights Act 1998. This would have also ended the binding authority the European Court of Human Rights has over British courts. This was later shelved, but recently, this has gained support since the UK left the European Union. The Ministry of Justice retained the following UK-wide remit: As the office of the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain , the ministry is also responsible for policy relating to Lord Lieutenants (i.e.

171-472: The Ministry of Justice's work takes place in England and Wales . The ministry has no responsibility for devolved criminal justice policy, courts, prisons or probation matters in either Scotland or Northern Ireland . Within the jurisdiction of England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice is responsible for ensuring that all suspected offenders (including children and young people) are appropriately dealt with from

190-912: The YJB's Board are appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice . The following people are current YJB Board Members: The YJB's current Chief Executive is Stephanie Roberts-Bibby. The organisation has about 100 staff. This crime -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom) King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Ministry of Justice ( MoJ )

209-590: The administration of justice in Jersey , Guernsey , and the Isle of Man (which are Crown Dependencies ), as well as Saint Helena , Ascension, Tristan da Cunha , and the Falkland Islands (which are British Overseas Territories ). Gibraltar , another British overseas territory , has its own Ministry of Justice. The ministry was formed in May 2007 when some functions of the Home Secretary were combined with

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228-552: The judiciary, the court system, prisons, and probation in England and Wales , with some additional UK-wide responsibilities, e.g., the UK Supreme Court and judicial appointments by the Crown. The department is also responsible for areas of constitutional policy not transferred in 2010 to the Deputy Prime Minister , human rights law, and information rights law across the UK. The British Ministry of Justice may also oversee

247-659: The out-of-court system, the Youth Justice Board , sentencing and parole policy, criminal injuries compensation and the Criminal Cases Review Commission . The Attorney General for England and Wales (also the Advocate General for Northern Ireland) works with the Ministry of Justice to develop criminal justice policy. Other responsibilities limited to England and Wales include the administration of all courts and tribunals, land registration, legal aid and

266-538: The personal representatives of the King), "non-delegated" royal, church and hereditary issues, and other constitutional issues, although the exact definition of these is unclear. The post of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was abolished in 1922 though Northern Ireland remains part of the UK. The authority of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland was transferred to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . The vast majority of

285-509: The regulation of legal services, coroners and the investigation of deaths, administrative justice and public law, the maintenance of the judiciary, public guardianship and mental incapacity, supervision of restricted patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 and civil law and justice, including the family justice system and claims management regulation. The Ministry of Justice is the department that facilitates communication between

304-495: The time they are arrested, until convicted offenders have completed their sentence. The ministry is therefore responsible for all aspects of the criminal law, including the scope and content of criminal offences. Its responsibilities extend to the commissioning of prison services (through the National Offender Management Service ), rehabilitation and reducing offending, victim support, the probation service and

323-518: Was a United Kingdom government department . Its creation was announced on 12 June 2003; it took over the functions of the Lord Chancellor's Department . On 28 March 2007 it was announced that the Department for Constitutional Affairs would take control of probation, prisons and prevention of re-offending from the Home Office and be renamed the Ministry of Justice . This took place on 9 May 2007. It

342-575: Was primarily responsible for reforms to the constitution , relations with the Channel Islands and Isle of Man and, within England and Wales , it was concerned with the administration of the Courts , legal aid , and the appointment of the judiciary . Other responsibilities included issues relating to human rights , data protection , and freedom of information . It incorporated the Wales Office and

361-701: Was transferred back to the ministry as well as the three offices for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland until 2019 when it was transferred to the Minister for the Union in the Prime Minister's Office . Reform of the House of Lords was given to the Leader of the House of Lords and the Cabinet Office . The West Lothian Question was given to the Leader of the House of Commons as was electoral policy and political party funding reform which

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