Thursday 13 June 2024 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies
J270/03 Our rights, our society, our world
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1 Study Fig. 1 and Source 1 and answer questions 1(a) –1(b).
Fig. 1
Percentage of legal positions held by women in England and Wales in 2020
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Per cent 50
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Judges Chairs of Magistrates Barristers Solicitors
tribunals
Men Women
Adapted from: Gov.UK Diversity of the judiciary: 2020 statistics
Source 1
Some statistics on diversity in the judiciary in 2019 and 2022
By 2019, judges still did not represent wider society, as the government statistics below show:
• 32% of all judges were women
• 1% of magistrates were under 30 years of age
• 8% of court judges came from ethnic minority groups
• 11% of new judges came from ethnic minority groups.
As of 1 April 2022, women still only represented 35% of all court judges. This was less than
2% higher than in 2021, but 11% higher than in 2014.
Also in 2022:
• 6% of new magistrates were under 30 years of age
• 10% of court judges came from ethnic minority groups
• 12% of new judges came from ethnic minority groups.
Adapted from: HM Government and Magistrates’ Association statistics 2019 and 2022
(b) Describe the ways in which the representation of wider society in the legal system has improved
since 2019. Use evidence from Source 1 to support your description.
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