Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many expressions of interest in becoming a magistrate have been submitted as a result of the recent national recruitment campaign; and what proportion of those who have submitted an expression of interest to become a magistrate (a) are under the age of (i) 30 and (ii) 40, (b) identify as Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic and (c) are in paid employment including self employment.
As of 3 April 2022, 33,580 individuals have expressed an interest in joining the magistracy as a result of the recent national recruitment campaign.
93% of expressions provided full demographic data. Of this data, 7% were aged 30 and under, and 24% were under the age of 40 up to 11 March 2022.
Of 33,580 expressions of interest 99% disclosed their ethnicity, of this 25% of those who have expressed an interest were Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic.
We do not ask applicants their employment status for registers of interest.