Magistrates' Courts

(asked on 5th November 2014) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the change in the number of people employed at magistrates' courts has been in each year since 2010.


Answered by
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Shailesh Vara
This question was answered on 18th November 2014

The table provides the total reduction of staff by FTE since 2010.

Total reduction of staff by FTE in magistrates’ court

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

2010-2014

461.79

743.45

383.84

310.30

1,899.38

The reduction in HM Courts and Tribunals staff in magistrates’ courts over the period shown has been driven by the falling workload in the magistrates’ court and by efficiency savings made by the Courts Service.

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