PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Magistrates: Recruitment (9 May 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more young people to become magistrates.

Asked by:
Grant Shapps (Conservative)

We are taking a number of steps to encourage younger people to join the magistracy, including through the use of social media to advertise recruitment campaigns and collaborative work with Universities and employers, providing talks and information to raise the profile of the role amongst a younger audience.

Answered by:
Paul Maynard (Conservative)
14 May 2019