United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 122292
Magistrates: Equality
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19 March 2026
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26 March 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the a) age, b) ethnic and c) socioeconomic diversity of magistrates.
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19 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the a) age, b) ethnic and c) socioeconomic diversity of magistrates.
Source: Commons
26 March 2026
Answer
We continue to make progress in building a magistracy that better reflects the communities it serves. Recent recruitment rounds have shown increasing diversity among applicants and new appointees, supported by targeted outreach and improvements to the rec...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-19/122292
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1893092
- uk · wq-1893092 · source updated 26 March 2026