John Milne

John Milne

Liberal Democrat — Horsham

Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 February 2026

Debate

Magistrate Recruitment

Contribution

I visited my local court just a few days ago. In Horsham, we are lucky enough to have a sufficient number of magistrates, but we still cannot maximise throughput because of a lack of support staff. In July last year, the Justice Committee reported that shortages of support staff were having significant impacts on delays and court capacity. What are the Government doing to attract younger people into the justice system, so that we can finally get to grips with this horrible court backlog?

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