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Describe how lay magistrates are selected and trained.
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Law Gary Polmeer Magistrates a) Describe how lay magistrates are selected and trained. Lay magistrates are appointed by The Lord Chancellor, after being recommended to him for appointment by his local Advisory Committees, consisting of magistrates and other local people. The Lord Chancellor will consider a candidate's personal suitability for appointment regardless of ethnic origin, gender, or religion. However, applicants must live within the area of the court they wish to work in or within 15 miles of its boundaries. The Lord Chancellor also requires that candidates should have a reasonable knowledge of the area to which they wish to be appointed and generally expects them to have lived in that area for a minimum of 12 months. Applicants should also have satisfactory health so that they are able to carry out all the duties of a magistrate. In particular, sight and hearing and should also be able to sit and to concentrate...
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