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50188

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date	07/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median number is of half-day sittings at magistrates' courts in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	198018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p><em>The Department does not keep this information centrally and it could only be collected at a disproportionate cost.</em></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 198011 198019 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

50189

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of half-day sittings in the Youth Court by members of the Youth Court Bench was in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	198019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p><em>The Department does not keep this information centrally and it could only be collected at a disproportionate cost.</em></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 198011 198018 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

50190

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates sat more than 70 half days in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	198010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest records for the number of magistrates that sat for more than 70 half days are for 2012/13. 759 magistrates sat for more than 70 half days in that year. It may also assist if I explain that 244 of those magistrates sat on panels, such as youth, family and fine enforcement.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

50191

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of sittings was by magistrates who sat more than 70 half days in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	198011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p><em>The Department does not keep this information centrally and it could only be collected at a disproportionate cost.</em></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 198018 198019 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

50192

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates were recruited in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	198012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Magistrates are recruited locally according to the business needs of the magistrates' courts. The number of magistrates recruited in each of the last three financial years is shown below:</p><p>2011/12 - <strong>442</strong></p><p>2012/13 - <strong>414</strong></p><p>2013/14 - <strong>162</strong></p><p> </p><p>The downturn in recruitment of new magistrates is a natural consequence of falling workloads in the magistrates' courts, due to factors such as falling crime. The fall in overall numbers is a consequence of the downturn in recruitment combined with the relatively steady levels of retirements and resignations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

50193

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual cost is of the (a) administration of advisory committees, (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service staff servicing such committees and (c) training and recruiting members of such committees.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	198013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>A local advisory committee is responsible for the recruitment of magistrates in a particular area, and for advising on issues relating to the conduct of magistrates following their appointment. The work of the committee is supported by HMCTS staff but the specific costs of administration for the committee and the costs of HMCTS staff supporting its work are not available as these are not recorded separately.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of training advisory committee members in the financial year 2013/14 was £17,401.45</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green