§ Baroness WOOTTON of ABINGERasked Her Majesty's Government:
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- (1) what are the numbers at present on the active list of (a) metropolitan and stipendiary magistrates and (b) lay justices; and
- (2) what are the present salaries of (a) metropolitan and stipendiary magistrates, (b) circuit judges and (c) High Court judges, and what are the statutory retiring ages for each of these classes.
§ The LORD CHANCELLOR (Lord Elwyn-Jones)
(1) Present numbers on the active list in England and Wales are: (a) metropolitan stipendiary magistrates (including the chief metropolitan magistrate) 41 stipendiary magistrates outside London 11 (b) lay justices 22,734 (2) Present salaries: per annum (a) chief metropolitan magistate £13,000 metropolitan stipendiary magistrate £11,750 stipendiary magistrate outside London £11,750 (b) circuit judge £13,000 (c) High Court judge £18,675
Statutory retiring ages: (a) stipendiary magistrate, whether serving in London or elsewhere, appointed before 25th October 1968: End of completed year of service in the course of which he attains the age of 72 years; extendable by the Lord Chancellor to 75 if he considers it to be in the public interest. stipendiary magistrate, whether serving in London or elsewhere, appointed on or after 25th October 1968: End of completed year of service in the course of which he attains the age of 70 years; extendable by the Lord Chancellor to 72 if he considers it to be in the public interest. (b) circuit judge: End of completed year of service in the course of which he attains the age of 72 years; extendable by the Lord Chancellor to 75 if he considers it to be in the public interest. (c) High Court judge appointed before the coming into force of the Judicial Pensions Act 1959: No limit. High Court judge appointed after the coming into force of the Judicial Pensions Act 1959: On attaining the age of 75 years.