Ministry of Justice (UK)

Ministry of Justice

Background

Works to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public. MOJ is a ministerial department, supported by 39 agencies and public bodies.

One of the largest government departments, it employs around 76,000 people and has a budget of approximately £9 billion. The department works with many other government agencies, including:

• HM Courts and Tribunals Service
• HM Prison Service
• Probation Service
• National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
• Legal Aid Agency
• Youth Justice Board

People

Ministers

• Chris Grayling (MP) - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
• Simon Hughes (MP) - Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties
• Mike Penning (MP) - Minister of State for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims
• Edward Faulks (QC) - Minister of State for Civil Justice and Legal Policy
• Shailesh Vara (MP) - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid
• Andrew Selous (MP) - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation

Management

• 

Ursula Brennan - 

Permanent Secretary 



• Ann Beasley

 - Director General, Finance 



• Antonia Romeo

 - Director General, Criminal Justice 



• Matthew Coats - 

Director General of the Legal Aid Agency & Corporate Services Group 



• Catherine Lee

 - Director General, Law and Access to Justice Group 



• Fields Wicker-Miurin (OBE) - 

Non-executive 



• Tim Breedon

 - Lead Non-executive 



• Peter Handcock (CBE

) - Chief Executive, HM Courts & Tribunals Service 



• Dame Sue Street (DCB) - 

Non-executive 



• Michael Spurr

 - Chief Executive, National Offender Management Service 



• Bill Griffiths - 

Non-executive

Special Adviser

• Amy Fisher
• Will Gallagher

Contact

Address: 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ Phone: 020 3334 3555 Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice