Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many recorders were sitting in the crown and county courts in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

The annual official Diversity of the Judiciary statistics includes the total numbers of Recorders in post, as of 1 April of the relevant year (Data tables: Tab 3_1_JO_Appt):

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2025-statistics.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2024-statistics.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2023-statistics.

Recorders can be authorised to sit in multiple courts and jurisdictions, and the judiciary is responsible for assigning them to sit in specific Crown or County Courts.