HC Deb 19 April 1971 vol 815 c340W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Attorney-General whether he will give for the longest and most convenient stated period of time full and detailed information of the names and dates when justices of the peace have committed a misdemeanour for which they have been sentenced, or have voluntarily admitted to an error of judgment or action liable to conflict with their magisterial duties; and in how many of these cases they have been suspended and/or barred from sitting again in any case subsequent to the misdemeanour.

The Attorney-General

No. To collect the information required would require a quite disproportionate amount of time, labour and expense and my noble Friend does not consider that the interests of justice would be served by publishing lists of this kind.

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