The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding (also known as Minister for Safeguarding) is a junior role in the British Home Office. It is held by Sarah Dines MP from October 2022.
Responsibilities
The minister has the following responsibilities:
tackling violence against women and girls including
domestic abuse
FGM and forced marriage
child sexual abuse and exploitation
Disclosure and Barring Service
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
sexual violence
rape review
prostitution
stalking
hate crime
crime prevention
early youth intervention
victim support
victims elements of RASSO
List of ministers
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Preventing Abuse, Exploitation and Crime Karen Bradley (8 February 2014 to 14 July 2016) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability Sarah Newton (17 July 2016 to 9 November 2017) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding Victoria Atkins (9 November 2017 to 16 September 2021) Rachel Maclean (16 November 2021 to 6 July 2022) Amanda Solloway (8 July 2022 to 20 September 2022) Mims Davies (20 September 2022 to 27 October 2022) Sarah Dines (27 October 2022 to present)
References
Home Office (United Kingdom) Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom Caregiving