Question follow-through · 122292
Magistrates: Equality
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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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
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.
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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26 Mar 2026
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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