Magistrates
(asked on 9th December 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
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.
This question was answered on 14th December 2015
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 |