ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɪn ɐ dɪskˈʌʃən pˈeɪpɚɹ ˌɔn ˈoʊθs ænd ˌæfɚmˈeɪʃənz ðæt mˈɛni wɜːɹ ˈiːðɚɹ ˌaʊɾəv dˈeɪt sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə tˈiːtʃɚz ˈoʊθ ɔːɹ ðə kwˈiːnz kˈaʊnsəl ˈoʊθ ɔːɹ jˈuːzd ɑːɹkˈeɪn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.
The Ministry of Justice reported in a discussion paper on oaths and affirmations that many were either out of date (such as the teachers' oath or the Queen's Counsel oath) or used arcane language.