Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on recruiting judges to the first tier tribunal.

The Government is maintaining investment in annual recruitment of up to 1,000 judges and tribunal members across all jurisdictions, including those with greatest business need. Chamber-specific recruitment is underway for the First-tier Tribunal Property and Immigration & Asylum Chambers, and the Employment Tribunal.

Information on the number of judges in post, leavers, new appointments and promotions is published annually at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2025-statistics. The 2026 statistics are expected to be published on 9 July 2026. The independent Judicial Appointments Commission publishes quarterly data on the number of applications and selections for appointment once recruitment is completed: https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/completed-exercises/.