§ Viscount Brentfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Justices of the Peace and stipendiary magistrates come from ethnic minorities; and what proportion of the whole they represent. [HL2613]
§ The Lord ChancellorA survey of lay magistrates (excluding those in the Duchy of Lancaster) conducted in 1997 indicated that 4.1 per cent. classified themselves as belonging to an ethnic minority. In both 1997 and 1998 the percentage of appointments from the ethnic minorities was 6.5 per cent. There are two stipendiary magistrates from ethnic minorities (2.12 per cent.).