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date	04/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were appointed as Queen’s Counsel in each of the last five years, by ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	54896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>As detailed in QCA’s annual reports into the QC competitions, and published on the QCA website, the breakdown of BAME and non-BAME application is below.</p><p> </p><p>2015-6 competition:</p><p>9 BAME applicants were appointed, out of a total of 107 appointments.</p><p> </p><p>2016-7 competition:</p><p>16 BAME applicants were appointed, out of a total of 113 appointments.</p><p> </p><p>2017-8 competition:</p><p>18 BAME applicants were appointed, out of a total of 119 appointments.</p><p> </p><p>2018-9 competition:</p><p>13 BAME applicants were appointed, out of a total of 108 appointments.</p><p> </p><p>2019-20 competition:</p><p>22 BAME applicants were appointed, out of a total of 114 appointments</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 11/06/2020 20:47:46 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

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registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's policy is on politically appointed judges.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	291431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to alter the process for making judicial appointments. Our judges are selected following a rigorous, independent, merit based process which is key to maintaining the quality, integrity and independence of our world class judiciary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 291430 question first answered 01/10/2019 16:51:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

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registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time district judges are appointed to sit in magistrates' courts on criminal cases.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	54952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>On 1 April 2016, there were 133 District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) and 101 Deputy District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) in post: all are eligible to hear criminal cases. These are the most recent official statistics.</p><p> </p><p>This Government values the judiciary greatly. A strong, independent judiciary is essential for a modern, democratic society and we do not take for granted the central role judges play in upholding the rule of law and delivering justice. Our judges and magistrates are rightly held in high regard around the world. Magistrate remains a sought after role and competition for vacancies tends to be strong.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 05/12/2016 17:56:23 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green