Magistrates

(asked on 9th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

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 Portrait
Sarah Sackman
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 18th March 2026

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

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