Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 72772

Magistrates: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Jack Rankin

ConservativeWindsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to establish a multi-year recruitment and retention strategy for the magistracy.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
In light of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts and the Sentencing Review, Ministers are considering the implications for the magistracy, including how best to ensure sufficient capacity in magistrates’ courts to meet both current and future dem...

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