Question follow-through · 22684
Judges: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether the expectation that High Court judges reside in London acts as a barrier to applications from candidates based outside London and the South East.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether the expectation that High Court judges reside in London acts as a barrier to applications from candidates based outside London and the South East.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
No assessment has been made of whether the expectation that High Court Judges reside in London acts as a barrier to recruitment. High Court Judge Terms and Conditions, issued upon appointment by the Lord Chancellor, set out that their main workplace is th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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