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Outline the range of duties undertaken by lay magistrates. Comment on how well Lay magistrates carry out this valuable role?
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Law 1. a. Describe how lay magistrates are chosen and appointed? Lay magistrates, justices of the peace, are part-time and unpaid members of the public, who are chosen to serve in the magistrate's court. There are currently 28,253 lay magistrates in England and this figure is always growing. Lay magistrates are unpaid volunteers who could be a taxi driver, teacher or even a builder. The secretary of state for constitutional affairs and the Lord Chancellor on the advice of local advisory committees appoints the lay magistrates. However in order to become a lay magistrate a certain criteria is set. They only need to fit this certain criteria to become a lay magistrate. The person must live within 15 miles of the area in which they want to serve. They must have lived within this area for at least 12 months. There are other points to meet, such as the age limit...
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