Minister of State for Policing and Crime
UK government position
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The Minister of State for Policing and Crime[1] is a ministerial position held at the Home Office in the Government of the United Kingdom.[2][3][4] 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.
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| United Kingdom Minister of State for Policing and Crime | |
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| Home Office | |
| Appointer | The British Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--204 |
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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 current holder, following the 2025 British cabinet reshuffle, is Sarah Jones of the Labour Party.
Responsibilities
The minister’s responsibilities are:[5]
- Policing standards and governance
- Neighbourhood policing
- Public order, major events, and civil contingencies
- Criminal justice system
- Young Futures
- Safer Streets
Ministers
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for Policing | |||||||||
| John Denham[6] |  |
11 June 2001 | 13 June 2003 | Labour | Blair II | ||||
| Minister of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety | |||||||||
| Hazel Blears[7] |  |
13 June 2003 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Blair II & III | ||||
| Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing | |||||||||
| Tony McNulty[8] |  |
5 May 2006 | 3 October 2008 | Labour | |||||
| Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security | |||||||||
| Vernon Coaker[9] |  |
3 October 2008 | 3 June 2009 | Labour | Brown | ||||
| Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing | |||||||||
| David Hanson[10] |  |
10 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Brown | ||||
| Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice | |||||||||
| Nick Herbert |  |
13 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg | ||||
| Damian Green | _(cropped).jpg) |
4 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | |||||
| Minister of State for Policing | |||||||||
| Mike Penning |  |
15 July 2014 | 16 July 2016 | Conservative | Cameron | ||||
| Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service | |||||||||
| Brandon Lewis |  |
16 July 2016 | 12 June 2017 | Conservative | May I | ||||
| Nick Hurd |  |
12 June 2017 | 25 July 2019 | Conservative | May II | ||||
| Minister of State for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service | |||||||||
| Kit Malthouse | .jpg) |
25 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 | Conservative | Johnson I & II | ||||
| Minister of State for Crime and Policing | |||||||||
| Kit Malthouse | .jpg) |
13 February 2020 | 7 July 2022 | Conservative | Johnson II | ||||
| Tom Pursglove |  |
7 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 | Conservative | |||||
| Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire | |||||||||
| Jeremy Quin | .jpg) |
7 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 | Conservative | Truss | ||||
| Chris Philp |  |
26 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | ||||
| Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention (until April 2025) Minister of State for Policing and Crime Prevention (from April 2025) | |||||||||
| Diana Johnson | .jpg) |
8 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 | Labour | Starmer | ||||
| Minister of State for Policing and Crime | |||||||||
| Sarah Jones | .jpg) |
6 September 2025 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer | ||||
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