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Advisory Committee Recruitment Information 2015
Name of Advisory Committee:
Avon & SomersetCovering Bristol & North Avon Sub-CommitteeBath & Wansdyke, North Somerset, South Somerset and Mendip, Taunton Deane, West Somerset and Sedgemoor Sub-Committee
Contact Name : Brenda Saturley
Address: The Secretary to the Avon and Somerset Advisory Committee The Magistrates’ Court,St John’s Road,Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4AX
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 01823 285240/01935 431615 Email: [email protected]
Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Bath & Wansdyke
Bristol
North Avon
North Somerset
South Somerset & MendipTaunton Deane, West Somerset & Sedgemoor
Number of Magistrates required
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Nil No N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
PLEASE NOTE that the recruitment campaign for new magistrates has now closed and the Avon & Somerset Advisory Committee are no longer accepting applications for appointment.
If you are interested in becoming a magistrate in the future, please continue to monitor this webpage which will be updated should any future recruitment take place.
Future recruitment campaigns will be discussed at their
October 2014 meeting and this page will be updated accordingly following that meeting.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Bedfordshire
Contact Name: Mrs Sue Woollams
Address: The Secretary to the Bedfordshire Advisory Committee,Luton Magistrates CourtStuart StreetLuton LU1 5BL
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 01582 524232
Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Completed applications to be sent to:[email protected]
Magistrates’ Courts:
Sitting at Luton Magistrates’ Court (Stuart Street, Luton, LU1 5BL)
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Up to 13 Yes 12/01/2015 23/02/2015 April to June 2015
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
The estimated number of magistrates required is shown above.
Magistrates appointed to the Bedfordshire Bench will primarily sit at Luton Magistrates’ Court. The Lord Chancellor’s expectation is that magistrates will aim to serve for a minimum of five years and be in a position to offer that commitment. Magistrates are expected to sit a minimum of 13 full days per year (26 sittings) and to sit regularly throughout the year. The average sitting for the Bench is 15 days per year.
There are 13 vacancies in Bedfordshire and the Advisory Committee will interview the first 39 applicants who submit an application form demonstrating they meet the eligibility requirements, including the need for court
observations. Any incomplete forms will be returned to applicants.
Please refer to the applicant’s notes of guidance before completing your application form. We would especially draw your attention to i) the requirement to observe magistrates’ courts before applying and ii) potential disqualifications from appointment. You will also be required to disclose details of any court proceedings that you may have been subject to, including road traffic penalties. You will also be required to provide 3 references and these must be submitted to the Advisory Committee in advance of your interview.
Candidates invite for interview will be expected to demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of social issues in the local area in which they wish to serve, in particular the causes and effects of crime. This would typically be gained by living or working in that Local Justice Area.
AppointmentThe selection process involves up to 2 interviews which are scheduled to take place on the same day between April and the
beginning of June 2015. Appointments are subject to the Lord Chancellor’s approval.
TrainingAppointed magistrates will be trained in the Autumn of 2015 and will commence sitting in January 2016. Training involves;
● Private study
● 3.5 days face-to-face training (between October and November 2015)
● 3 Half day court observations with a mentor (between October and November 2015)
● 2 prison visits
● Visit with the National Probation Service
MentorYou will be allocated a magistrate mentor during the first 12 months of appointment. The appointed mentor will meet with you to provide support and guidance, and will attend your mentored sittings. Your first of 6 mentored sittings will take place in January 2016.
On going learning
and trainingIn the year following appointment there are a further 2 days of compulsory consolidation training. This is followed by an in-court appraisal to determine competence.
Further development and learning is supported through training at bench meetings. These occur in March and October, and all magistrates are expected to attend. Additional training events are also arranged as required to keep up with new legislation, and as a minimum, magistrates are expected to undertake at least six hours of training every 3 years. Magistrates are appraised every 3 years to ensure their competence to continue sitting.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Berkshire
Contact Name: Mrs Helen Davies
Address: Thames Valley Advisory Committee, Waverley House, Queens Avenue, Bicester OX26 2NZ
Telephone/Fax/Email:
01869 853100 ☎ • 01869 [email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Maidenhead, Newbury, Reading, Slough.
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
0 No CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.) The recruitment window for Berkshire has now closed and the Thames Valley Advisory Committee are no longer accepting applications for
appointment.
The position with regard to future appointments will be reviewed in April 2015.
If you are still interested in becoming a magistrate in the future, please monitor this webpage.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN ANY APPLICATION FORMS PRIOR TO COMFIRMATION THAT THERE IS A NEED TO RECRUIT.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Birmingham & Solihull
Contact Name: The Secretary to the Birmingham and Solihull Advisory Committee
Address: Contact via email – see below
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Birmingham 0121 212 6600
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
None N/A N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open
days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
The recruitment for new magistrates has been reviewed by the Advisory Committee, there will be no recruitment during 2015.
Next update: November 2015
Name of Advisory Committee:
Black Country
Contact Name: The Secretary to the Black Country Advisory Committee
Address: Contact via email – see below
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Dudley 01384 211411Sandwell 0121 511 2222Walsall 01922 638222Wolverhampton 01902 773151
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
None N/A N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted
etc.)
The recruitment for new magistrates has been reviewed by the Advisory Committee, there will be no recruitment during 2015.
Next update: November 2015
Name of Advisory Committee:
Buckinghamshire
Contact Name: Mrs Helen Davies
Address: Thames Valley Advisory Committee, Waverley House, Queens Avenue, Bicester OX26 2NZ
Telephone/Fax/Email:
01869 853100 ☎ • 01869 [email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Aylesbury High Wycombe Milton Keynes
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
0 No CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
The recruitment window for Buckinghamshire has now closed and the Thames Valley Advisory Committee are no longer accepting applications for appointment.
The position with regard to future appointments will be reviewed in April 2015.
If you are still interested in becoming a magistrate in the future, please monitor this webpage.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN ANY APPLICATION FORMS PRIOR TO CONFIRMATION THAT THERE IS A NEED TO
RECRUIT.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Cambridgeshire Advisory Committee
Contact Name: Mrs Alison NewmanAdvisory Committee Support Manager
Address: c/o Essex Advisory Committee, HMCTS, Osprey House, Hedgerows Business Park, Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5PF
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon, Peterborough
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
None No N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Recruitment in Cambridgeshire has been suspended for
2013/14 and applications are not currently being accepted.
Please accept our apologies for any disappointment this may cause and we thank you for your interest in the magistracy.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Cheshire
Contact Name: Mr Keith Townend
Address: The Secretary to the Cheshire Advisory Committee, Justices’ Clerk’s Office, Ground Floor, QE II Laws Courts, Derby Square, Liverpool L2 1XA
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 0151 471 1081/1092Fax: 0151 471 [email protected]
si.gov.uk
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
MacclesfieldSouth CheshireWest CheshireNorth CheshireContact Advisory & Legal Training Department:0151 471 1092/1081
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted?
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Nil No N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
PLEASE NOTE that recruitment campaign for new magistrates has now closed and the Cheshire Advisory Committee are no longer accepting applications for appointment.
If you are interested in becoming a magistrate in the future, please
continue to monitor this webpage which will be updated should any future recruitment take place.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Cleveland
Contact Name: Mrs Gillian Stoddart
Address: Advisory Committee Assistant, Teesside Magistrates’ Court, Victoria Square, Middlesbrough TS1 2AS.
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 01642 261612
Fax: 01642 210554
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Teesside - 01642 240301Hartlepool - 01492 271451
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Additional
Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
There will be no recruitment in Cleveland in 2014.
If you are interested in becoming a magistrate in the future, please continue to monitor this webpage which will be updated should any future recruitment take place.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Clwyd
Contact Name: Ms Colette Phillips
Address: Clwyd Advisory Sub Committee, The Law Court, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1AE
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 01352 707338
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
LlandudnoPrestatynMoldWrexham
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
N/A NO TBC N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS AT PRESENT.
THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED FOR JANUARY WITH RECRUITMENT PLANS FOR 2015.
Name of Advisory Sub Committee:
Cumbria
Contact Name: Mr Anthony Dickinson
Address: The Deputy Secretary to the Cumbria Magistrates’ Advisory Committee, Preston Magistrates’ Court, The Courthouse, P O Box 52, Lawson Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2RD
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 01772 208026Gold Fax: 08703 240190Email: CumbriaAdvisoryCommittee@hmcts.
gsi.gov.uk
Application
www.gov.uk/ become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Carlisle: 01228 518800Barrow: 01229 820161Kendal: 01229 820161 (administered from Barrow)Workington – 01900 62244
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
10 Yes 01/09/2014 On receipt of 40 applications
TBD
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
The Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace for Cumbria is looking for people to take on the unpaid role of magistrate in that County.
Applicants do not need any
qualifications but must be of good character and trustworthy. They must be willing to sit at least 13 days a year and to attend training for their work.
Over 95 per cent of criminal cases and a large proportion of child care matters are dealt with by magistrates. Magistrates come from all walks of life and applications are welcome from anybody who can demonstrate the key qualities required for this judicial role.
The Committee particularly encourages applications from those groups under-represented on the bench – younger people, those in paid employment, people with disabilities and members of minority ethnic groups.
Name of Advisory Sub Committee:
Derbyshire
Contact Name: Sally MasonJudith Osborne
Address: The Court House,Tapton Lane,ChesterfieldS41 7TW
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 01246 246505 [email protected] OR
Tel: 01332 [email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Northern Derbyshire (Buxton and Chesterfield)Southern Derbyshire (Derby)
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Up to 30 Yes 3 November 2014 31 December 2014
November 2014 to February 2015
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Recruitment will take place for the Northern Derbyshire Bench (sitting at Buxton and Chesterfield).
No recruitment will take place for the Southern Derbyshire (Derby) Bench.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Devon & Cornwall
Contact Name: Mrs Jeanette Hines (Devon & Cornwall Advisory Committee)Miss Schannel Dunkley (North & East Devon Advisory Sub-Committee)Mrs Jacquie Burge (South & West Devon Advisory Sub-Committee)Mr George Roberts
(Cornwall Advisory Sub-Committee)
Address: Devon & Cornwall Advisory Committee, Magistrates’ Court, St. Andrew Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2DP
North & East Devon Advisory Sub-Committee, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1UH
South & West Devon Advisory Sub-Committee, Magistrates’ Court, St. Andrew Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2DP
Cornwall Advisory Sub-Committee, The Law Courts, Launceston Road, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 2AL
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Devon & Cornwall ACTel: 01752 292572Fax: 01752 206194Email: [email protected]
North & East DevonTel: 01392 415585Fax: 01392 415595Email: [email protected]
South & West DevonTel: 01752 292572Fax: 01752 206194Email: [email protected]
CornwallTel: 01208 262711Fax: 01208 269965Email: [email protected]
Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate /what- magistrates-do
Magistrates’ Courts: North & East Devon: Exeter, BarnstapleSouth & West Devon: Plymouth, Torquay, Newton AbbotCornwall: Truro; Bodmin
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
5 in Cornwall8 in South & West Devon
Yes 10 December 2014 28 February 2015 May to August
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Recruitment is taking place in South and West Devon and Cornwall only.
Please note that there is no recruitment taking place in North and East Devon. However a waiting list is being maintained.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Dorset
Contact Name: Mrs Andrea Goodacre
Address: Secretary to the Dorset Advisory CommitteeThe Law CourtsStafford RoadBournemouthBH1 1LA
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 01202 711902
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
East Dorset: Bournemouth and PooleWest Dorset: Weymouth
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
12 Yes 9/11/2014 28/02/2015 April/May 2015
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Interviews will be held at the Poole Law Courts, Park Road, Poole BH15 2NS.
Name of Advisory Committee:
County Durham and Darlington
Contact Name: Richard Burton
Address: The Secretary to the Durham Advisory Committee, The Magistrates Court, Central Avenue, Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham DL5 5RT
Telephone/Fax/Email:
01325 327 ☎622 • 01325 327 [email protected]
Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Newton Aycliffe and Darlington – 01325 318114 Peterlee and Consett – 0191 3870 700
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
0 No - - -
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Name of Advisory Committee:
Dyfed Powys Advisory Committee
Contact Name: Tina Thomas, Legal Administration Team Leader
Address: Llanelli Magistrates’ Court, Town Hall Square, Llanelli SA15 3AW
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court Carmarthen Magistrates’ CourtLlanelli Magistrates’ Court Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court Brecon Magistrates’ Court Welshpool Magistrates’ Court Llandrindod Wells Magistrates’ Court
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
N/A No TBC N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT PRESENT.
THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED FOR JANUARY WITH RECRUITMENT
PLANS FOR 2015.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Essex
Contact Name: Mrs Alison NewmanAdvisory Committee Support Manager
Address: Lord Chancellor’s Essex Advisory CommitteeEssex Magistrates’ CourtsOsprey HouseHedgerows Business ParkColchester RoadChelmsford CM2 5PFDX 151020 Chelmsford 17
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 01245 313300
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Chelmsford ColchesterSouthendBasildon
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Recruitment suspended
No N/A Recruitment has been suspended until further notice
N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Recruitment has been suspended for 2013/14 as Essex is currently fully subscribed. Therefore, Applications and Transfers In are not currently being accepted.
The Essex Advisory Committee will review the situation annually, so please do re-check this webpage.
Please accept out apologies for any disappointment this may cause and we thank you for your interest in the Magistracy.
Name of Advisory Committee: MID & SOUTH
GLAMORGANContact Name:
Sandra Barnes
Address: Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Magistrates’ CourtFitzalan PlaceCardiffCF24 0RZ
Telephone/Fax/Email: 029 20 474346 ☎ • 029 20 [email protected]
Apply on line at: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/Becomingamagistrate/DG_071395
Magistrates’ Courts: Glamorgan Valleys (sitting at Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil)– 01443 483907Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan (sitting at Cardiff) – 029 20 474346Bridgend – 029 20 474346
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
N/A No N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT PRESENT.
THE WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED FOR JANUARY WITH RECRUITMENT PLANS FOR 2015.
Name of Advisory Committee: WEST
GLAMORGAN
Contact Name: Sandra Barnes
Address: Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Magistrates’ CourtFitzalan PlaceCardiffCF24 0RZ
Telephone/Fax/E-mail: 029 20 474346 • ☎029 20 [email protected]
Apply on line at: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/Becomingamagistrate/DG_071395
Magistrates’ Courts: Swansea – 01792 478300
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
N/A No TBC N/A N/A
PLEASE NOTE
THAT WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT PRESENT.
THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED FOR JANUARY WITH RECRUITMENT PLANS FOR 2015.
Name of Advisory Sub Committee:
Gloucestershire
Contact Name: Brenda Saturley
Address: The Secretary to the Gloucestershire Advisory CommitteeThe Magistrates’ CourtSt John’s RoadTauntonSomerset TA1 4AX
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 01823 285240/01935 [email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
CheltenhamGloucesterStroud
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
None No Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
The Gloucestershire Advisory Committee completed a recruitment campaign in January 2013. A decision has been made that no future campaigns will be held in 2014/15.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Greater Manchester Advisory Committee
Contact Name: Norman Draper
Address: Secretary to the Greater Manchester Advisory CommitteeManchester & Salford Magistrates CourtCrown SquareManchesterM60 1PR
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 0161 830
4331/[email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Bolton Bury & Rochdale Manchester & Salford OldhamStockport Tameside Trafford Wigan & Leigh
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
None No N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
PLEASE NOTE that the recruitment campaign for new magistrates
has now closed and the Greater Manchester Advisory Committee are no longer accepting applications for appointment.If you are interested in becoming a magistrate in the future, please continue to monitor this webpage which will be updated should any future recruitment take place. However, it has been agreed that there will be no further recruitment in 2014.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Gwent
Contact Name: Sandra Barnes
Address: Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Magistrates’ CourtFitzalan PlaceCardiffCF24 0RZ
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 02920 474346
Fax: 02920 [email protected]
Application
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/Becomingamagistrate/DG_071395
Magistrates’ Courts:
Newport - 01633 266211
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
N/A No TBC N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT PRESENT.
THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED FOR JANUARY WITH RECRUITMENT PLANS FOR 2015.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Gwynedd
Contact Name: Ms Bethan Jones
Address: The Magistrates’ Court, Caernarfon Criminal Justice Centre, Llanberis Road, Caenarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 2DF
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 01286 669716
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Caernarfon Criminal Justice Centre, Dolgellau Magistrates’ Court and Holyhead Magistrates’ Court
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
N/A NO TBC N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE
NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT PRESENT.
THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED FOR JANUARY WITH RECRUITMENT PLANS FOR 2015.
Name of Advisory Committee: Hampshire
& Isle of Wight
Contact Name: Mrs Tracey Knight
Address: Advisory Committee OfficeThe Law CourtsWinston Churchill AvenuePORTSMOUTHHampshirePO1 2DQ
Telephone//E-mail: Tracey Knight: 02392 857951 [email protected]
Apply on line at: www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts: Isle of Wight (Newport)North Hampshire (Aldershot, Alton and Basingstoke)South East Hampshire (Portsmouth)South Hampshire (Fareham)West Hampshire (Southampton)
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
See Below Yes 8 December 2014
27 February 2015. However, the recruitment campaign may be closed before this date – please see note below*
March onwards
Isle of Wight – 6 in 2015North Hampshire – no recruitment in 2015South East Hampshire – 12 in 2015South Hampshire – 4 in 2015West Hampshire – 8 in 2015
*Note in respect of closing date for recruitment campaignThe campaign in respect of each Bench will be closed early if a certain number of eligible applications is received before the advertised closing date, as follows:Isle of Wight – 18 applicationsSouth East Hampshire – 36 applicationsSouth Hampshire – 12 applicationsWest Hampshire – 24 applications
Name of Advisory Committee:
Hertfordshire
Contact Name: Mrs Sue Woollams
Address: The Secretary to the Hertfordshire Advisory Committee, Luton Magistrates CourtStuart StreetLutonLU1 5BL
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 01582 524232
Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Completed applications to be sent to:[email protected]
Magistrates’ Courts:
Primarily sitting at Stevenage Magistrates’ Court, (Danesgate, Stevenage SG1 1JG), and occasionally at Hatfield Magistrates’ Court, (Comet Way, Hatfield AL10 9SJ) and other courthouses in the country.
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Up to 6 for North and East Herts ONLY
Yes 12/01/2015 16/02/2015 April to June 2015
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
The estimated number of magistrates required is shown above.
Magistrates appointed to the North and East Hertfordshire Bench will primarily sit at Stevenage with occasional sittings at Hatfield and other courthouses throughout the county. The Lord Chancellor’s expectation is that magistrates will aim to serve for a minimum of five years and be in a position to offer that commitment. Magistrates are expected to sit a minimum of 13 full days per year (26 sittings) and to sit regularly throughout the year. The average sitting for the Bench is 15/16 days per year.
As there are only 6 vacancies in Hertfordshire, the Advisory Committee will interview the first 18 applicants who submit an application form demonstrating they meet the eligibility requirements, including the need for court observations. Any incomplete forms will be returned to applicants.
Please refer to the applicant’s notes of guidance before completing your application form. We would especially draw your attention to i) the requirement to observe magistrates’ courts before applying and ii) potential disqualifications from appointment. You will also be required to disclose details of any court proceedings that you may have been subject to, including road traffic penalties.
Candidates invite for interview will be expected to demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of social issues in the local area in which they wish to serve, in particular the causes and effects of crime. This would typically be gained by living or working in that Local Justice Area.
AppointmentThe selection process involves up to 2 interviews which are scheduled to take place on the same day between April and the beginning of June 2015. Appointments are subject to the Lord Chancellor’s approval.
MentorA mentor will be selected to offer support and guidance to each new recruit during
the first 12 months of appointment. The first sittings will be with the appointed mentor and additional time may be required on an individual basis should further support be required. Mentored sittings will start in January 2016 (minimum of 6 to be undertaken).
TrainingAppointed magistrates will be trained in the Autumn of 2015 and will commence sitting in January 2016. Training involves;
● Private study
● 3.5 days face-to-face training (between October and November 2015)
● 3 half-day court observations with a mentor (between October and November 2015)
● 2 prison visits
● Visit with the National Probation Service
On going learning and trainingIn the year following appointment there is a further 2 days of compulsory consolidation training. This is
followed by an in-court appraisal to determine competence.
Further development and learning is supported through training at bench meetings. These occur in March and October, and all magistrates are expected to attend. Additional training events are also arranged as required to keep up with new legislation, and as a minimum, magistrates are expected to undertake at least six hours of training every 3 years. Magistrates are appraised every 3 years to ensure their competence to continue sitting.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Humber
Contact Name: Alison Watts – Secretary to the CommitteeCeline Allerton – 01302 347303Karen Crocken – 01302 347304
Address: Central Secretariat Office, Doncaster Magistrates’ CourtPO Box 49, The Law Courts, College RoadDoncaster, DN1 3HT
Telephone/Fax/Email: celine.allerton@h
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
East Yorkshire Magistrates’ Courts (including Beverley & Bridlington), Grimsby Magistrates’ Court, Hull Magistrates’ Court and North Lincolnshire Magistrates’ Court (Scunthorpe)
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
None No Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
There is currently no recruitment.
Name of Advisory Committee: Kent
Contact Name: Mrs Julie Weller Legal / Admin Team LeaderJustices Clerk’s Support Team
Address: HMCTSThe Court HousePalace AvenueMaidstoneKent ME15 6LL
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 01622 680089GoldFax : 0870 761 [email protected]
Application www.gov.uk
Magistrates’ Courts: East Kent Bench – (Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone and Margate ) Central Kent Bench – (Maidstone and Sevenoaks)North Kent Bench – (Medway and Dartford )
There will be appointments made in 2015 for all three Benches. Central Kent – 12 vacancies (The first 36 applications forms received will be accepted)East Kent – 7 vacancies (The first 21 applications forms received will be accepted)North Kent – 15 vacancies (The first 45 applications forms received will be accepted)
Applications will be accepted from 01st December 2014 until 16th January 2015.Applications will not be accepted outside of these dates.
1st Interviews will be held in March 2015.2nd interviews will be held in April 2015
Successful applicants will be sworn-in in December 2015 with a view to sitting in
January 2016.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Lancashire
Contact Name: Mr Anthony Dickinson
Address: The Deputy secretary to the Lancashire Magistrates’ Advisory Committee, Preston Magistrates’ Court, The Courthouse, P O Box 52, Lawson Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2RD
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 01772 208026Gold Fax: 08703 240190
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Blackpool and Fylde – 01253 757000 (Covers Fylde Coast and North Lancashire, including Lancaster).Preston – 01772 208000 (Preston covers Preston, Chorley, Ormskirk and South Ribble).East Lancashire: 01254 687500Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale: 01282 610000
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Closed as of 14th October 2014
No N/A N/A N/A
Additional
Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
The Lancashire recruitment campaign has now closed. We are not accepting any further applications for the Magistracy.
Any applications received after the closing date will be acknowledged and kept for the 2015 recruitment campaign.
Please accept our apologies for any disappointment this may cause and we thank you for your interest in the Magistracy.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Leicestershire and Rutland
Contact Name: Sue BowmanJudicial Support
Address: Leicester Magistrates’ Court15 Pocklingtons Walk
LeicesterLE1 6BT
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 01162 575885 [email protected]
Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Courts located in Leicester, Loughborough and Hinckley
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
25 Yes 1 March 2014 16 June 2014 June - July
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Name of Advisory Committee: LINCOLNS
HIRE
Contact Name: Yvonne McClurg
Address: Lincoln Magistrates Court358, High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN5 7QA
Telephone/Fax/E-mail: Tel: 01522 582874Fax: 01522 [email protected]
Application: www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts: Lincoln, Grantham, Skegness, Boston
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
15 Yes 1st May 2014 25th July 2014 Sep-Nov 2014
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.).
Name of Advisory Committee:
Central & South London Advisory Committee
Contact:Contact email addresses below.
Address: Committees based at City of London Magistrates’ Court
E-mail: Applications and any queries to be received electronically via the below email addresses.
Central & South London Applications and queries to:Central&[email protected]
Apply on line at: https://www.gov.uk/become-magistrate/apply-to-be-a-magistrate
Local Justice Areas/Magistrates’ Courts:
Central London Local Justice Area: Courts sitting at City of London Magistrates’ Court, Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court and Westminster Magistrates’ Court (covering the work for the City of London, City of Westminster and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
South East Local Justice Area:Courts sitting at Bromley Magistrates’ Court, Bexley Magistrates’ Court and Greenwich Magistrates’ Court (covering the work for the London Borough of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham)
Please note all successful applicants will be expected to sit at all of the courthouses within the relevant Local Justice Area unless specific exemption is granted under the Equality Legislation.
Number of Magistrates required in 2014/15
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
25 NO 3rd February 2014 CLOSED
Name of Advisory Committee: London
North & East
Advisory Committee
Contact Name: London Justices’ Clerks’
SecretariatAddress: 3rd Floor, City of
London Magistrates’
Court, 1 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N
4XYTelephone/Email:
020 3126 3390☎
mailto:[email protected]
ov.uk
Apply on line at: Become a magistrate -
GOV.UK
Local Justice Areas/Magistrates’ Courts:
North London Local Justice Area with courts sitting at Highbury Corner and Tottenham (covering the work for the London Boroughs of Camden, Islington, Haringey and Enfield)
East London Local Justice Area with courts sitting at Thames, Stratford and Waltham Forest (covering the work for the London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest)
North East London Local Justice Area with courts sitting at Romford and Barkingside (covering the work for the London Boroughs of Havering, Redbridge and Barking & Dagenham)
Please note that all successful applicants will be expected to sit at all of the courthouses within the relevant Local Justice Area unless specific exemption is granted under the Equality Legislation
Number of Magistrates required in 2014/15
Applications currently being accepted?
Opening date of Recruitment campaign
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign
Date interviews to be held
50 NO TBC
Name of Advisory Committee: London
West Advisory Committee
Contact Name: London Justices’ Clerks’ Secretariat
Address: 3rd Floor, City of London
Magistrates’ Court, 1 Queen Victoria Street, London,
EC4N 4XYTelephone/Email:
020 3126 3390☎
k
Apply on line at: Become a magistrate -
GOV.UKLocal Justice
Areas/Magistrates’ Courts:
North West London Local Justice Area with courts sitting at Hendon and Willesden (covering the work for the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent and Harrow)
West London Local Justice Area with courts sitting at Ealing, Feltham and Uxbridge (covering the work for the London Boroughs of Ealing, Hillingdon and Hounslow)
South West London Local Justice Area with courts sitting at Lavender Hill, Richmond and Wimbledon (covering the work for the London Boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth)
Please note that all successful applicants will be expected to sit at all of the courthouses within the relevant Local Justice Area unless specific exemption is granted under the Equality Legislation
Number of Magistrates required in 2014/15
Applications currently being accepted?
Opening date of Recruitment campaign
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign
Date interviews to be held
London North West LJA: 46
London West LJA: 28
London South West LJA: 14
YES 1st December 2014 NW LJA: on receipt of 120 applications
West LJA: on receipt of 60 applications
SW LJA: on
TBC
receipt of 30 applications
Name of Advisory Committee:
Merseyside
Contact Name: Mr Keith Townend
Address: The Secretary to the Merseyside Advisory Committee, Justices’ Clerk’s Office, Ground Floor, QEII Law Courts, Derby Square, Liverpool, L2 1XA
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 0151 471
1081/1092Fax: 0151 471 [email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Liverpool & KnowsleySt Helens SeftonWirralContact Advisory & Legal Training Department: 0151 471 1081/1092
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
20 Yes 1 January 2015 28 February 2015 March – June 2015
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Name of Advisory Committee:
Norfolk
Contact Name: Miss Karen Dennis
Address: Bury St Edmunds Magistrates’ CourtShire HallBury St Edmunds SuffolkIP33 1HF
Telephone/Fax/Email: 01284 748481
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Great Yarmouth, King’s Lynn, Norwich
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
0 No Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
No further applications being accepted.
Name of Advisory Committee: Northampt
onshire
Contact Name: Jennifer Evans
Address: Northamptonshire Advisory Committee, HMCTS, Regents Pavilion, Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park, Northampton, NN3 6AS
Telephone/Fax/E-mail: 01604 ☎497002 or 0116 257 5883 [email protected]@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
Apply on line at: www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts: Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough, Corby
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
TBC YES 25th August 2014
3rd October 2014
December 2014, January & February 2015
Name of Advisory Committee:
Northumbria
Contact Name: Mrs Alyson Burnikell
Address: The Secretary to the Northumbria Advisory Committee, Gateshead Law Courts, Warwick Street,
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Church Street, Berwick:01665 602727South East Northumberland, Shalksmuhle Road, Bedlington:01670 531100North Tyneside, Tynemouth Road, North Shields:0191 2960099Newcastle Upon Tyne, Market Street, Newcastle:0191 2327326Gateshead, Warwick Street, Gateshead:0191 4775821South Tyneside, Secretan Way, South Shields:0191 4558800Sunderland, Gillbridge Avenue, Sunderland:0191 5141621
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
None No
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
There is no recruitment in the Northumbria area for the foreseeable future.
Name of Advisory Committee: Nottingha
mshire
Contact Name: Kate Hurt or Lesley Francis
Address: Nottingham Magistrates’ CourtCarrington Street, Nottingham NG2 1EE
Telephone/Fax/E-mail: 0115 955 8102/[email protected]@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
Apply on line at: www.justice.gov.uk
Magistrates’ Courts: NottinghamManfieldWorksop
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
20 Yes 3.11.14 31.12.14 December 2014 to March 2015
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Successful candidates who are appointed as Magistrates would be expected to sit at all venues in the county.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Oxfordshire
Contact Name: Mrs Helen Davies
Address: Thames Valley Advisory Committee, Waverley House, Queens Avenue, Bicester OX26 2NZ
Telephone/Fax/Email:
01869 853100 ☎ • 01869 [email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
BanburyOxford
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
0 NO CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open
days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
The recruitment window for Oxfordshire has now closed and the Thames Valley Advisory Committee are no longer accepting applications for appointment.
The position with regard to future appointments will be reviewed in April 2015.
If you are still interested in becoming a magistrate in the future, please monitor this webpage.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN ANY APPLICATION FORMS PRIOR TO CONFIRMATION THAT THERE IS A NEED TO RECRUIT.
Name of Advisory Committee:
South Yorkshire
Contact Name:Alison Watts – Secretary to the CommitteeCèline Allerton – Legal Admin Team LeaderKaren Crocken – Legal Admin Team Leader
Address: South Yorkshire Advisory CommitteeJudicial Support UnitDoncaster Magistrates’ CourtPO Box 49, The Law CourtsCollege RoadDONCASTER DN1 3HT
Telephone/Fax/Email:
01302 347303☎[email protected]
01302 347304☎[email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
The South Yorkshire Advisory Committee covers the areas of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
15 for Doncaster Magistrates’ Court
4 for Rotherham Magistrates’ Court
Yes
Yes
1 December 2014 (for Doncaster)
23 December 2014 (for Rotherham)
31 January 2015 Commencing from February 2015
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Recruitment campaign has now commenced for
South Yorkshire area for Doncaster Magistrates’ Court with effect from 1 December 2014 and for Rotherham Magistrates’ Court with effect from 23 December 2014.
Please send your application forms to the Doncaster address above.
Name of Advisory Committee:
West Mercia Advisory Committee
Contact Name: Kerry Aingel
Address: The Magistrates’ CourtCastle StreetWorcesterWR1 3QZ
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 01562 514201Email: [email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Hereford, Worcester, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove & Redditch, Telford, Shrewsbury.
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Nil No N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.);
Name of Advisory Committee:
Staffordshire
Contact Name: Kerry Aingel
Address: The Magistrates’ CourtCastle StreetWorcesterWR1 3QZ
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Stafford and Cannock(Central & South West Staffordshire) 01785 223144Burton-upon-Trent (South East Staffordshire) 01785 223144Newcastle-under-Lyme(North Staffordshire) 01782 418300
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
30 Yes 3rd February 30 May 2014 June
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
Name of Advisory Committee:
Suffolk
Contact Name: Miss Karen Dennis
Address: Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' CourtShire HallBury St EdmundsSuffolk IP33 1HF
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 01284 [email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Lowestoft
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
0 No Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
No further applications being accepted.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Surrey
Contact Name: Mrs Sarah Martin, Legal Admin Team Leader
Postal Address: Surrey Magistrates Courts Business Centre, PO Box 36, The Law Courts, Mary Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4AS
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel 01737 [email protected]
Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Guildford – 01483 405300Redhill – 01483 405300Staines – 01483 405300
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Up to 15 From 19 January 2015
19 January 2015 16 February 2015* Spring/Summer 2015
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
We are looking to recruit up to 6 magistrates for South East Surrey (Redhill), 6 magistrates for North Surrey (Staines) and 3 magistrates for South West Surrey (Guildford) although there will be an expectation that successful candidates would be prepared to travel to each court in order to maintain competences.
* The recruitment campaign will close on 16 February 2015 or
once the limit on eligible number of applications set by the Advisory Committee is reached.
First interviews are expected to take place commencing in April/May 2015 and those successful will be invited to second interview in July 2015 (dates subject to confirmation).
Prospective candidates must visit their local magistrates’ court which is an essential part of the application process at least once and for a full morning session but preferably two or three times reasonably close to the time you submit an application, as, if called for interview, your panel will want to discuss your observations on this experience. You must visit before submitting your application form.
Applicants are expected to be living or working in, or reasonably close to, the area in which they wish to serve. If called to interview, you
will be required to demonstrate that you have a good knowledge and understanding of social issues in the local area, in particular the causes and effects of crime. The interview panel will also wish to explore how this knowledge has been acquired.
Applications will not be accepted until the official opening date announced above. Any applications received before this date will not be returned and will be disregarded.
The Committee particularly encourages applications from groups under-represented on the bench – members of black and minority ethnic communities, people under the age of 50, people from non-managerial or professional occupations, and people with a disability who are able, either unassisted or with the benefit of reasonable adjustments, to carry out the full range of a magistrates’ duties.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Sussex
Contact Name: Mrs Sarah Martin, Legal Admin Team Leader
Postal Address: Surrey Magistrates Courts Business Centre, PO Box 36, The Law Courts, Mary Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4AS
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Brighton / Eastbourne / Hastings / Crawley / Horsham / Chichester / Worthing
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
Up to 38 From 19 January 2015
19 January 2015 16 February 2015* Spring/Summer 2015
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
We are looking to recruit up to 15 magistrates for Sussex Western, 8 magistrates for Sussex Northern, 5 magistrates for Sussex Eastern and 10 magistrates for Sussex Central although there will be an expectation that successful candidates would be prepared to travel to each court in order to maintain competences.
* The recruitment campaign will close on 16 February 2015 or once the limit on eligible number of applications set by the Advisory Committee is reached.
First interviews are expected to take place commencing in April/May 2015 and those successful will be invited to second interview in July 2015 (dates subject to confirmation).
Prospective candidates must visit their local magistrates’ court which is an essential part of the application process at least once and for a full morning session but preferably two or three times reasonably close to the time you submit an application, as, if called for interview, your panel will want to discuss your observations on this experience. You must visit before submitting your application form.
Applicants are expected to be living or working in, or reasonably close to, the area in which they wish to serve. If called to interview, you will be required to demonstrate that you have a good knowledge and understanding of social issues in the local area, in
particular the causes and effects of crime. The interview panel will also wish to explore how this knowledge has been acquired.
Applications will not be accepted until the official opening date announced above. Any applications received before this date will not be returned and will be disregarded.
The Committee particularly encourages applications from groups under-represented on the bench – members of black and minority ethnic communities, people under the age of 50, people from non-managerial or professional occupations, and people with a disability who are able, either unassisted or with the benefit of reasonable adjustments, to carry out the full range of a magistrates’ duties.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Coventry and Warwickshire
Contact Name: The Secretary to the Coventry and Warwickshire Advisory Committee
Address: Contact via email – see below
Telephone/Fax/Email: [email protected]
si.gov.uk
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Warwickshire Justice Centre(At Leamington Spa and Nuneaton)Tel: 01926 429133
Coventry Magistrates’ Court Tel: 02476 630666
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
None No N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas
being targeted etc.)
The recruitment for new magistrates has been reviewed by the Advisory Committee, there will be no recruitment during 2015.
Next update: November 2015
Name of Advisory Committee:
Wiltshire
Contact Name: Mrs Tracey Knight
Address: Advisory Committee OfficeThe Law CourtsWinston Churchill AvenuePortsmouthHampshirePO1 2DQ
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tracey Knight:
02392 857951 [email protected]
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Wiltshire LJA (Magistrates are expected to sit in Chippenham, Salisbury and Swindon courts)
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
None No N/A N/A N/A
The Wiltshire Advisory Committee will not be recruiting
in 2015. This information will be updated again in November 2015.
Thank you for your interest in the Magistracy.
Name of Advisory Committee:
North Yorkshire
Contact Name: Sam Goozée – Justices Clerk and Secretary to the Advisory CommitteeGillian Moorhouse – Judicial Support Unit Team Leader
Address: Leeds Magistrates’ CourtPO Box 97WestgateLeedsLS1 3JP
Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 0113 285
Application
www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Harrogate and Skipton Magistrates’ CourtNorthallerton Magistrates’ CourtScarborough Magistrates’ CourtYork and Selby Magistrates’ Court
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
0 No N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
There is currently no recruitment activity in the North Yorkshire area. We are filling any vacancies from magistrates who have been placed on the transfer waiting list.
A decision on whether any external recruitment is necessary will not be taken until February 2015 at the earliest.
Name of Advisory Committee:
Yorkshire - West
Contact Name: Sam Goozée, Justices’ Clerk and Secretary to the West Yorkshire Advisory CommitteeGillian Moorhouse – Judicial Support Unit Team Leader
Address: Leeds Magistrates’ CourtPO Box 97WestgateLeedsLS1 3JP
Telephone/Fax/Email:
Tel: 0113 285 [email protected]
Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate
Magistrates’ Courts:
Leeds Magistrates’ CourtBradford and Keighley Magistrates’ CourtWakefield and Pontefract Magistrates’ CourtKirklees Magistrates’ CourtCalderdale Magistrates’ Court
Number of Magistrates required.
Applications currently being accepted? Yes/No
Opening date of Recruitment campaign.
Closing Date of Recruitment campaign.
Date interviews to be held.
N/A No N/A N/A N/A
Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.)
There will be no external magistrate recruitment in West Yorkshire in 2015. The Advisory Committee Will be filling any vacancies which arise from the waiting list of successful applicants from the 2014 recruitment exercise.
