Magistrates
(asked on 8th November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates were registered in the (a) Yorkshire and the Humber region and (b) UK in each year since 2009-10.
The table below provides the numbers of magistrates in the specified regions. We have interpreted references to 'region' to mean the relevant local Advisory Committee area. There is no magistrates’ court at the Kingston-upon-Hull Combined Court Centre. The Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court and Hearing Centre and the Kingston upon Hull Magistrates' Court and Hearing Centre are one and the same.
The reduction in the number of magistrates in England and Wales reflects the workload in the adult criminal court, which has fallen significantly over the last decade. Being a magistrate remains a sought after role and competition for vacancies is strong.
(Year (at 31 March) | Humber | North & West Yorkshire | South Yorkshire | Hull & Holderness |
2009/10 | 442 | 1,616 | 710 | 161 |
2010/11 | 439 | 1,559 | 697 | 157 |
2011/12 | 411 | 1,524 | 632 | 152 |
2012/13 | 373 | 1,395 | 577 | 161 |
2013/14 | 331 | 1,261 | 506 | 128 |
2014/15 | 302 | 1,182 | 443 | 111 |
2015/16 | 240 | 987 | 374 | 95 |
The number of magistrates within the UK is not held centrally.