Secretary of State for Justice
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The secretary of state for justice is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Justice. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Since the office's inception, the incumbent has concurrently been appointed Lord Chancellor.
United Kingdom Secretary of State for Justice | |
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Ministry of Justice | |
Style | Justice Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth) |
Type | Minister of the Crown |
Status | Secretary of State |
Member of | |
Reports to | The Prime Minister |
Seat | Westminster |
Nominator | The Prime Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's Pleasure |
Precursor | Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs |
Formation | 9 May 2007 |
First holder | The Lord Falconer |
Salary | £159,038 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2] |
Website | Official Website |
The officeholder works alongside the other justice ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for justice, and the performance of the secretary of state is also scrutinised by the Justice Select Committee.[3]
According to what is generally known as a justice minister in many other countries, the justice secretary's remit includes:
The then Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, was appointed to the post of Secretary of State for Justice when it was created in 2007. The office of the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs was abolished, along with the Department for Constitutional Affairs. The home secretary, John Reid, told Parliament that future secretaries of state for justice would be MPs rather than peers.