Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve retention of judges in the Business and Property Courts.

The data on salaried judge retention shows the majority of salaried judges leave due to retirement, with an average retirement age of 66.

As well as continuing to recruit around 1000 judges and tribunal members annually to increase judicial capacity where it is needed, the increase to the mandatory retirement age (from 70 to 75 in March 2022) and allowing fee paid and salaried judges to sit in retirement where there is a business need, is helping retain experienced judges for longer.