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Ministry of Justice: Apprentices

Asked by John CooperConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 26 March 2026UIN 122949

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many apprentices his Department recruited in each year since 2022.

Answered by Jake Richards

The Ministry of Justice recruited the following number of new entrants directly into apprenticeship programmes in each year since 2022.

Time period

Number of new joiners through apprenticeship recruitment

January 2022 – December 2022

2

January 2023 – December 2023

12

January 2024 – December 2024

15

January 2025 – December 2025

35

These figures relate to new joiners recruited via apprenticeship pathways and do not include existing employees who have undertaken apprenticeships as part of their development.

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