Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates there are on Teesside; what the gender and ethnic composition of that bench is; and what recruitment there has been to that bench in the last three years.

There are 302 magistrates serving in Teesside. Of this total number, 151 are male and 151 are female. The ethnic composition of the bench in Teesside is as follows:

White - 288

Mixed - 2

Black - 0

Asian –10

Chinese – 0

Any other - 2

A total of 25 new magistrates were recruited to the bench in Teesside in the last three years; 18 of these new appointments were made in 2012-2013 and seven of the new appointments were made in 2013-2014. No new recruitment took place for the Teesside bench in 2011-2012.