United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 97844
Magistrates: Working Class
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8 December 2025
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11 December 2025 · Answer
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11 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of magistrates come from working class backgrounds in (a) England and (b) Greater Manchester.
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8 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of magistrates come from working class backgrounds in (a) England and (b) Greater Manchester.
Source: Commons
11 December 2025
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The Judicial Office collects demographic information on magistrates, including professional background; however, providing this information is voluntary. Low declaration rates mean that there is insufficient data to allow for any meaningful analysis or in...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-08/97844
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1861641
- uk · wq-1861641 · source updated 11 December 2025