Magistrates
(asked on 12th February 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of magistrates were (a) female, (b) male and (c) of BAME origin on 1 April (i) 1989, (ii) 1994, (iii) 2000, (iv) 2005, (v) 2010 and (vi) 2014.
Magistrates from diverse backgrounds are vital in retaining public confidence in our justice system. We encourage applications from people from all walks of life who have the necessary skills, and we will continue to work to ensure that our magistrates reflect the make-up of modern Britain.
Ethnic diversity data for the magistracy is not recorded for 1989, 1994, and 2000. The available data is shown below.
Year | Male | Female | BAME |
1989 | 57% | 43% | - |
1994 | 54% | 46% | - |
2000 | 51% | 49% | - |
2005 | 50% | 50% | 7% |
2010 | 49% | 51% | 8% |
2014 | 48% | 52% | 9% |