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Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) role is to improve the justice system for the public and is also responsible for constitution, electoral matters and upholding rights. It is headed by the Secretary of State for Justice.

Priorities for the Ministry are to reduce re-offending and protect the public, to promote justice, to provide access to justice, increase confidence in the justice system, uphold people's human rights, information and democratic rights and to safeguard and modernise our constitution.

The MoJ incorporates the former Department for Constitutional Affairs, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) which includes the Prison Service and Probation Service, and the Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR). The Secretary of State is the government minister responsible to parliament for the judiciary and the court system.

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Contact information

• Address: 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ
• Telephone: 020 3334 3555
• Fax: 020 3334 4455
• Website: www.justice.gov.uk [External website]
• Email: general.queries@justice.gsi.gov.uk
• Generic Email format: firstname.surname@justice.gsi.gov.uk

Parliamentary Branch

• Telephone: 020 3334 3635
• Fax: 020 3334 3638
• Email: ann.nixon@justice.gsi.gov.uk

Correspondence Section

• Telephone: 020 3334 3626
• Fax: 020 3334 4455
• Email: general.queries@justice.gsi.gov.uk

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Ministers

Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor: The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

Leads on:

• Overall strategy
• Resourcing
• Judicial appointments
• Judicial diversity
• Constitutional renewal
• Lords reform
• Party funding

Private Office to Jack Straw

Minister of State (Justice): The Rt Hon David Hanson MP

Leads on:

• NOMS
• Youth justice

Private Office to David Hanson

Minister of State (Justice): The Rt Hon Michael Wills MP

Leads on:

• Governance of Britain and Constitutional renewal
• Lords Reform (with Secretary of State)
• British Statement of Values
• Human Rights (including Bill of Rights)
• Freedom of Information
• Data Protection and Data Sharing
• Electoral policy
• Party funding (with Secretary of State)
• Devolution
• Land Registry
• National Archives
• Law Commission
• Privy Councillors
• Royal, Church & Hereditary issues
• Lord Lieutenants

Private Office to Michael Wills

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Justice): Lord Bach OBE

Leads on:

• Legal aid
• Legal Services Commission
• EU and International Policy
• Crown Dependencies
• Supreme Court
• Departmental business in the Lords

Private Office to Lord Bach

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Justice): Maria Eagle MP (joint with the Government Equalities Office)

Leads on:

• Criminal Law
• Sentencing policy
• Criminal Justice
• Office for Criminal Justice Reform
• Corston Implementation
• MoJ Finances and Performance and Efficiency Programme
• Better regulation
• Sustainable development
• Diversity in CJS
• Judicial and legal diversity (with Secretary of State)

Also Parliamentary Secretary at the Government Equalities Office

Private Office to Maria Eagle

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Justice): Bridget Prentice MP

Leads on:

• HM Courts Service
• Northern Ireland Court Service
• Legal services reform
• Legal Services Complaints Commission
• Legal Services Ombudsman
• Compensation culture
• Claims Management
• Office of the Public Guardian and Mental Capacity
• Offices of Court Funds, Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
• Civil Law and Justice
• Family Justice
• Tribunals and administrative justice
• Asylum and Immigration
• Coroner reform and burial policy
• Social Exclusion
• Coroners and Victims and Witnesses Bill
• Youth Democratic engagement

Private Office to Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: Shahid Malik MP

Leads on:

• Casey review implementation
• Community involvement in justice issues
• ID cards
• NOMS / CJS FOI
• Staff diversity (including MoJ Race, Gender and Disability Equality Schemes)

Also provides support to David Hanson and Maria Eagle on NOMS and Criminal Justice matters (Inspections, Ombudsman, Compensation claims, Category A Prisoner release, Mental Health Release)

Private Office to Shahid Malik

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Private Offices

Private Office to The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

• Telephone: 020 3334 3720
• Fax: 020 3334 3668
• Email: secofstate@justice.gsi.gov.uk

Private Office to The Rt Hon David Hanson MP

• Telephone: 020 3334 3726
• Fax: 020 3334 3717
• Email: DHSubmissions@justice.gsi.gov.uk

Private Office to Michael Wills MP

• Telephone: 020 3334 3697
• Fax: 020 3334 3692
• Email: martyn.taylor@justice.gsi.gov.uk

Private Office to Lord Bach

• Telephone: 020 3334 3683
• Fax: 020 3334 3684
• Email: hugo.deadman@justice.gsi.gov.uk

Private Office to Marie Eagle MP

• Telephone: 020 3334 3686
• Fax: 020 3334 3692
• Email: dileeni.daniel-selvaratnam@justice.gsi.gov.uk

Private Office to Bridget Prentice MP

• Telephone: 020 3334 3675
• Fax: 020 3334 3677
• Email: bridget.prentice1@justice.gsi.gov.uk

Private Office to Shahid Malik

• Telephone: 020 3334 2917
• Fax: 020 3334 3692
• Email: shahid.malik@justice.gsi.gov.uk

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Executive Agencies

HM Court Service

HM Court Service took on the responsibility for the Magistrates' Court Service and Court Service with effect from 1 April 2005. The Agency is responsible for the administration of the civil, family and criminal courts in England and Wales. It supports the judiciary to enable criminal cases to be heard, civil disputes to be adjudicated, family proceedings to be decided, judgments to be enforced and grants of probate to be issued.

• Chief Executive: Christine Mayer
• Parent Department: Ministry of Justice
• Responsible Minister: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Justice) (Maria Eagle MP)
• Address: Clive House, Petty France, London SW1H 9EX
• Website: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/ [External website]
• Telephone: 020 7189 2000
• Fax: 020 7189 2732
• Email: customerserviceshq@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk

HM Land Registry

The Land Registry guarantees the title to, and records the ownership of, interests in registered land in England and Wales.

• Chief Land Registrar and Chief Executive: Peter Collis CB, Hon RICS
• Parent Department: Ministry of Justice
• Responsible Minister: Minister of State (Justice) (The Rt Hon Michael Wills MP)
• Address: Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 3PH
• Website: www.landregistry.gov.uk/ [External website]
• Telephone: 020 7917 8888
• Fax: 020 7955 0110
• Email: peter.collis@landregistry.gov.uk
• Note: HM Land Registry is also a non-Ministerial Department and Trading Fund

National Offender Management Service (NOMS)

The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is responsible for the commissioning and delivery of adult offender management services for England and Wales within the strategic policy framework set by Government. The Agency co-ordinates the delivery of prison services (incorporating HM Prison Service and oversight of privately run prisons) and probation services to enable offender management to be delivered more easily, and to strengthen and streamline commissioning to improve service efficiency and effectiveness.

• Director General: Phil Wheatley CB
• Parent Department: Ministry of Justice
• Responsible Minister: Responsible Minister: Minister of State (Justice) (David Hanson MP)
• Address: Cleland House, Page Street, London SW1P 4LN
• Website: www.noms.justice.gov.uk [External website]
• Telephone:020 7217 6000
• Fax: 020 7217 6403

National Archives

The National Archives was launched in April 2003, and brought together the Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission.

• Chief Executive: Natalie Ceeney
• Parent Department: Ministry of Justice
• Responsible Minister: Minister of State (Justice) (The Rt Hon Michael Wills MP)
• Address: Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
• Website: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ [External website]
• Telephone: 020 8876 3444
• Note: National Archives is also a non-Ministerial Department

Office of the Public Guardianship

The Office of the Public Guardian promotes and protects the private assets and financial affairs of people with a mental disability.

• Public Guardian and Chief Executive: Martin John
• Parent Department: Ministry of Justice
• Responsible Minister: Responsible Minister: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Justice) (Bridget Prentice MP)
• Address: Archway Tower, 2 Junction Road, London N19 5SZ
• Website: www.guardianship.gov.uk/ [External website]
• Telephone: 0845 330 2900
• Fax: 020 7664 7705
• Email: customerservices@publicguardian.gsi.gov.uk

Tribunals Service

The Tribunals Service was launched on 1 April 2006 to provide common administrative support to the main central government tribunals.

• Chief Executive: Jeanne Spinks (interim, until 5 January 2009)
• Parent Department: Ministry of Justice
• Responsible Minister: Responsible Minister: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Justice) (Bridget Prentice MP)
• Address: 1st Floor, 4 Abbey Orchard Street, London SW1P 2HT
• Website: www.tribunals.gov.uk [External website]
• Telephone: 020 7712 2644
• Email: tscommsunit@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

 

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