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Magistrates

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 18 March 2026UIN 118761

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligning the legal age to become a magistrate with the lower voting age.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

The Government has no current plans to review the minimum age to become a magistrate.

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