Non Magistrate member for Advisory Committee
- Body
- Northumbria Advisory Committee
- Appointing Department
- Ministry of Justice
- Sector
- Judicial, Prison & Policing
- Location
- Northumbria, North East England
- Number of Vacancies
- up to 5
- Remuneration
- The post is unpaid but reasonable expenses are paid to cover costs incurred
- Time Requirements
- 2 days induction training initially, 4 committee meetings per annum lasting up to 3 hours during business hours, interview and conduct panels as and when required.
- Closing Date
- 31/01/2018 1700
- Interviews
- February/March, 2018
Vacancy Description
• Within parameters set by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service, to recruit new magistrates and to plan how the committee will recruit and select those magistrates • To recruit and recommend to the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice candidates with the necessary qualities for appointment as magistrates • To recruit and recommend candidates with the necessary qualities for appointment as members of the advisory committee and, where appropriate, sub-committees • To investigate allegations of misconduct by magistrates • To review decisions that a magistrate has failed to reach the required standard • To ensure that magistrates fulfil their undertaking to sit and undertake training • To draw to the attention of bench chairmen and justices’ clerks instances of magistrates sitting too little or too often and to seek explanations accordingly.
Person Specification
• Good interpersonal skills • Ability to interview candidates for the magistracy • Good judge of character and ability: objectivity • Ability to articulate clear, well founded reasons • Discretion in handling confidential information • Ability to work as a team member • Commitment, dedication and enthusiasm • Willingness to undergo training prescribed by the Lord Chancellor
How to Apply
Information Packs can be obtained from Northumbria JSU: – Tel: 0191 440 7210 or Email: nojsu@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk