▁lo bb y ". ▁G ove ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Chief ▁Wh ip ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁role ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Mark ▁Har per . ▁ ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Justice ▁( 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 ) ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Camer on ▁promoted ▁G ove ▁as ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ▁and ▁Justice ▁Secretary ▁in ▁his ▁newly ▁formed ▁Cab inet . ▁He ▁was ▁pra ised ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁for ▁scra pping ▁the ▁courts ▁fee ▁introduced ▁by ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁Chris ▁Gray ling . ▁The ▁fee ▁had ▁been ▁heavily ▁critic ised ▁for , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁causing ▁innoc ent ▁people ▁to ▁ple ad ▁guilty ▁out ▁of ▁financial ▁concerns . ▁G ove ▁removed ▁the ▁ 1 2 - book ▁limit ▁on ▁prison ▁books ▁introduced ▁by ▁Gray ling , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁books ▁increased ▁liter acy ▁and ▁numer acy , ▁skills ▁needed ▁for ▁making ▁prisoners ▁a ▁" pot ential ▁asset ▁to ▁society ". ▁The ▁move , ▁effective ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁was ▁wel com ed ▁by ▁Frances ▁Cook ▁of ▁the ▁Howard ▁League ▁for ▁Pen al ▁Reform . ▁G ove ▁was ▁also ▁pra ised ▁for ▁his ▁prominent ▁role ▁in ▁scra pping ▁a ▁British ▁bid ▁for ▁a ▁Sa udi ▁prison ▁contract . ▁ ▁Within ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁his ▁taking ▁office , ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Bar ▁Association ▁voted ▁to ▁stop ▁taking ▁new ▁work ▁in ▁protest ▁at