Common use of The Minister Clause in Contracts

The Minister. The Minister has statutory responsibility for the administration of the prison system. While the day-to-day administrative functions are largely delegated to the IPS, the Minister (supported by officials in the Department) retains a direct role in determining policy, in approving overall strategy and related performance targets, and in making decisions on key matters such as the designation of prisons, capital investment in the prison estate, determining prison capacity, and (for certain prisoners or categories of prisoner) enhanced remission and temporary release.