Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates there were on 1 April (a) 1989, (b) 1994, (c) 2000, (d) 2005, (e) 2010, (f) 2014 and (g) 2015.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The requested information that is recorded is provided in the table below. Data for 1989 is not recorded. The reduction in the number of magistrates reflects the reduction in the workload in the adult criminal court. The role of a magistrate remains a sought after one and competition for vacancies tends to be strong.
|
1994 |
30,054 |
|
2000 |
30,308 |
|
2005 |
28,253 |
|
2010 |
28,607 |
|
2014 |
21,626 |
|
2015 |
19,634 |
