§ 62. Mr. Evelyn Walkdenasked the Attorney General the average age of the magistrates of the West Riding county district juvenile court holden at Doncaster; and what percentage are over 60 years of age.
§ The Lord Advocate (Mr. J. S. C. Reid)I have been asked to reply. It is assumed that the Question relates to the Lower Strafforth and Tickhill petty sessional division of the West Riding, which is known as the Doncaster West Riding or Doncaster county division. Two juvenile courts sit for this division, one fortnightly at Doncaster and one monthly at Thorne. The juvenile court panel for the whole division consists of 24 justices; eight of these are over 60 and the average age is 57.
§ Mr. WalkdenIs the Minister aware that there is a strong feeling in the area, with reference to the bench which sits at the juvenile court at Doncaster, that some revision is very necessary; and would the Lord Chancellor agree to have a look at the problem himself?
§ 63. Mr. E. Walkdenasked the Attorney General the average age of the magistrates who serve on the bench of the juvenile court in the borough of Doncaster; and what percentage are over 60 years of age.
§ The Lord AdvocateI have been asked to reply that the Doncaster borough panel consists of nine justices, of whom four are over 60. The average age is 58.