Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Jake Richards MP

Biography

Jake Richards was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice on 22 July 2026.

He was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International in the Ministry of Justice and as Assistant Whip, House of Commons between 7 September 2025 and 22 July 2026.

He was elected as the MP for Rother Valley in July 2024.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

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• Government action so children do not pay for a parent’s crime
  • 08 July 2026
  • Press release
• Better protections for children in custody
  • 07 July 2026
  • Press release
• Youth Justice overhaul to keep streets safer
  • 18 May 2026
  • Press release
• Victims and bereaved get more time to challenge lenient sentences
  • 09 April 2026
  • News story
• Preventing the drivers of youth custody
  • 26 March 2026
  • Speech
• Longer behind bars for espionage in national security boost
  • 26 March 2026
  • News story
• New register for people convicted of child cruelty offences
  • 02 March 2026
  • News story
• Every child caught with a knife to get tailored support
  • 11 February 2026
  • News story
• Medomsley Detention Centre
  • 05 February 2026
  • Policy paper
• Government action to avert summer prison disaster
  • 29 January 2026
  • Press release

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