Written questions

Magistrates: Recruitment

Commons · Question 29701 · Tabled 14 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Awaiting answer, due 12 Oct 2026

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the minimum service expectation for newly appointed magistrates on trends in the level of applications from people aged over 70.