Written questions

Judiciary: Equality

Commons · Question 7684 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff members within the Ministry of Justice Policy Group are responsible for delivering the Lord Chancellor’s duty to encourage judicial diversity; and what the annual budget of this team is.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 17 Jun 2026

Work within Judicial Diversity has been a longstanding policy area in the Ministry of Justice, with the current structure operating since 2022.There are three dedicated roles in the Judicial Diversity team in the Ministry of Justice Policy Group - the tea...