United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 118761
Magistrates
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9 March 2026
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18 March 2026 · Answer
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18 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligning the legal age to become a magistrate with the lower voting age.
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9 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligning the legal age to become a magistrate with the lower voting age.
Source: Commons
18 March 2026
Answer
The Government has no current plans to review the minimum age to become a magistrate.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-09/118761
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1888560
- uk · wq-1888560 · source updated 18 March 2026