United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 51549
Magistrates: Ethnic Groups
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1 June 2020
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9 June 2020 · Answer
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9 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates there are in England and Wales, and what proportion of magistrates are from a Black, Asian or Ethnic Minority background.
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1 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates there are in England and Wales, and what proportion of magistrates are from a Black, Asian or Ethnic Minority background.
Source: Commons
9 June 2020
Answer
As at 1st April 2019, there were 14,348 magistrates in England and Wales. Approximately 12% (1,653) identified themselves as from a Black, Asian or Ethnic Minority background. This data is published in the annual Judicial Diversity Statistics.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-01/51549
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1198319
- uk · wq-1198319 · source updated 9 June 2020