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Magistrates: Age

Asked by Karl TurnerIndependentMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 99760

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of serving magistrates are under the age of 40.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

The breakdown of magistrates in post by age bands is provided in table 3.6 of the annual official Diversity of the Judiciary statistics (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2025-statistics).

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