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 and (f) 2014.
The number of Magistrates for the period requested are:
Year (at 1 April) | Magistrates |
1989 | 28,211 |
1994 | 30,054 |
2000 | 30,308 |
2005 | 28,253 |
2010 | 28,607 |
2014 | 21,745 |