Training and selection of Lay Magistrates

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What are the bodies who have involvement in the training of Magistrate's?
Magistrate's Association, the Judicial College, Local advisory committees
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What does the Magistrate's New Training Initiative 2 state about Magistrate's?
It states that they must undergo initial training and continuous training throughout their careers
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What is the aim of the MNTI2?
To ensure there is national training and that Magistrate's can evaluate their own progress
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What are the 4 basic areas the training provided is aimed to address?
Self management, working as a member of a team, making judicial decisions and managing judicial decisions
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Training in the first year?
Initial training, mentoring, core training, consolidation training, first appraisal
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What does the initial training involve?
Before they sit in court the Magistrate will undergo introduction training which cover the basics
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What is involved in the Mentoring?
Every Magistrate is assigned a mentor who is a specially trained Magistrate who guides them through their first few months. This stage involves 6 formal mentored sittings in the first 12-18 months where the Mag can review his learning/progress
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What is involved in core training?
Over the first year, it involves further training, visits to penal institutions, or observations to help give them the knowledge they need. They are also given a core workbook for optional further studying
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What is involved in Consolidation training?
At the end of the first year, consolidation training builds onto the learning from sittings and core training - designed to help magistrates plan for their ongoing development and prepare for their first appraisal
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What is the first appraisal?
About 12-18 months after appointment, when the mentor and magistrate are both ready - the new justice is appraised. Another trained magistrate will observe the new magistrate when they are in role
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On going training?
Continuation training, update training, appraisals, threshold training
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Key qualities that they need?
Sound judgement, personal integrity, independence of mind, maturity, good character, reasonable knowledge in the area they are applying for, logical thinking, unbiased/unemotional, understanding, communication, sound temperament, social awareness
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What are the eligibility requirements?
18-65 years old, retire at 70, must have lived in the area for 12 months, live near where they are applying, reasonable knowledge,
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Who will the Lord Chief Justice not appoint?
Member of Her Majesty's Forces, member of a court organisation, MP, bankrupt person, asylum seekers, disabilities, criminal conviction/family convictions
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The appointment process?
Appointed by the Lord Chief Justice (will be taken over by the JAC), invitations found in local newspapers/libraries, they have to fill in a application, first interview, second interviews, appointment
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What has to be considered during appointment?
Ethnic minorities, age balance, geographical spread, occupational background
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How long do they sit for per year?
26 half day sittings
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