Question follow-through · 21141
Ministry of Justice: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of officials in her Department were hired via positive action schemes in the last financial year.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 18 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 6 Jan 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of officials in her Department were hired via positive action schemes in the last financial year.
6 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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6 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice works within the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, as regulated by the Civil Service Commission, to recruit using a fair and open process and appoint on merit. The Department will only limit a campaign to a specific group as a ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Offences against Children: Convictions
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Offences against Children: Reoffenders
7 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people convicted for their involvement in Pakistani heritage grooming gangs (a) had previous convictions and (b) have reoffended.
Offences against Children: Convictions
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Offences against Children: Prosecutions
7 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if the Minister will make an assessment of the potential merits of immediately releasing of all court transcripts related to the Pakistani heritage grooming gangs.
Offences against Children: Sentencing
13 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a review of sentencing guidelines for people convicted of grooming-gang offences.
Offences against Children: Prosecutions
13 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time is for grooming-gang offences to proceed through the judicial system from initial report to final decision.
Legal Systems: Islam
14 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will make an estimate of the number of Sharia Courts there are in the UK.
Legal Systems: Islam
14 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to close all Sharia courts in the UK.
Legal Systems: Islam
14 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the operation of Sharia courts on the legal system.
Social Media: Crime
21 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a review of sentences for people serving a custodial sentence for posting offensive remarks on social media.
Legal Aid Scheme: Foreign Nationals
21 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse of legal aid for foreign national offenders was, broken down by nationality, in each of the last ten years.
Offences against Children: Legal Aid Scheme
22 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse was of legal aid for people (a) accused and (b) convicted for their involvement in grooming gangs, broken down by nationality [in each of the last five years].