Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and Courts

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and Courts is a junior role in both the British Home Office and the Ministry of Justice. It is currently held by Chris Philp MP who took the office on 10 September 2019.[1] The minister assists the Minister of State for Immigration.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and Courts
Incumbent
Chris Philp
since 10 September 2019
Home Office
StyleMinister
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--122

Responsibilities

The minister has the following responsibilities:[2]

For the Home Office:

  • access to work, benefits and services
  • detention
  • returns
  • foreign national offenders
  • illegal immigration strategy
  • overseas development aid
  • Immigration Enforcement
  • asylum
  • resettlement
  • casework
  • animals (illegal wildlife trade)
  • sponsorship of Border Force and immigration enforcement directorates
  • supporting Lords Minister on corporate affairs, including the Spending Review and Budget
  • COVID-19 impacts on business as usual function of asylum and returns systems, detention and Border Force

For the Ministry of Justice:

  • foreign national offenders and removing barriers to removal
  • immigration system legal reform
  • joint Spending Review bids (working with Kit Malthouse)
  • immigration crime sentencing reform
  • detained fast track
  • court and tribunal services and reform
  • court and tribunal fees
  • administrative justice
  • supporting the Secretary of State on departmental finance

References
  1. "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  2. "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
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