Lord Beecham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Beecham on 2015-11-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the percentage of magistrates resigning since 1 April broken down by (1) age, (2) ethnicity, and (3) gender.
Lord Faulks
The information requested is provided in the tables below:
Resignations
|
1 Apr. – 1 Nov. 2015 |
1 Apr. – 1 Nov. 2014 |
|
584 |
606 |
Percentage breakdown of resignations since 1 April 2015
|
Age |
Ethnicity |
Gender |
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|
>30yrs |
31-40yrs |
41-50yrs |
51-60yrs |
61-70yrs |
White / BAME* |
Male / Female |
|
>1% |
4% |
11% |
21% |
63% |
91% / 9% |
52% / 48% |
* BAME = Black and Minority Ethnic
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