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
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domestic abuse
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FGM
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice is found ...
and
forced marriage
* child sexual abuse and exploitation
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Disclosure and Barring Service
* Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
* sexual violence
* rape review
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prostitution
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in Sex work, sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, n ...
*
stalking
* hate crime
* crime prevention
* early youth intervention
* victim support
* victims elements of RASSO
List of ministers
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Sarah Newton
Sarah Louise Newton, ( Hick; 19 July 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro and Falmouth from 2010 to 2019.
Early life
Born in Gloucestershire, Newton moved to Cornwall at an early ...
as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability
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Victoria Atkins
Victoria Mary Atkins (born 22 March 1976) is a British politician who has served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury since October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, she was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth and ...
as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding
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Rachel Maclean
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Amanda Solloway
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Mims Davies
Miriam Jane Alice Davies (born 2 June 1975), known as Mims Davies, is a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Sussex since 2019. She has been serving as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State fo ...
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Sarah Dines
References
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Home Office (United Kingdom)
Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom
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