Ministerial responsibilities at the Ministry of Justice have been divided up.
Lord Falconer is in charge of overall strategy; major constitutional issues; appointments and correspondence with the cabinet and the higher judiciary. David Hanson MP, Minister of State, is in charge of sentencing policy and prisoner conditions. Harriet Harman QC MP, Minister of State, takes charge of criminal justice; HM Courts Service; judicial diversity; family justice and coroner reform. Baroness Ashton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, is responsible for human rights. Vera Baird QC MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, takes on legal aid. Gerry Sutcliffe MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, is responsible for prisons, probation, and tribunals.
