Cabinet Office
Non-Magistrate Member on the North Wales Advisory Committee
Announced| Body: | Judicial Office |
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| Appointing Department: | Ministry of Justice |
| Sector: | Judicial, Prison & Policing |
| Location: | North Wales |
| Number of Vacancies: | Three non-magistrate vacancies |
| Remuneration: | Travel & Subsistance and Financial Loss allowance available |
| Time Requirements: | Typically committees meet two/three times a year. Members will also be called upon to interview applicants for appointment as lay justices. The number of interviews will vary but will usually be spread over several weeks and may involve a number of days interviewing |
| Closing Date: | 07/01/2019 |
| Interviews: | 14th January 2019 |
Vacancy Description
The role of the non-Magistrate member is to act as an ‘independent assessor’ on appointment panels. This would include drawing attention to any concerns he or she has that an appointments panel might not be acting in accordance with the Lord Chancellor’s Directions in recommending candidates for appointment. Typically committees meet two/three times a year. Members will also be called upon to interview applicants for appointment as lay justices. The number of interviews will vary but will usually be spread over several weeks and may involve a number of days interviewing. The work is interesting and rewarding (with normal expense allowances). It is a condition of the appointment that the successful applicant attends a 2-day training course. All proceedings of the Committee are confidential.
Person Specification
| The key qualities required of members of the committee include:
Good interpersonal skills. Ability to participate in interviewing candidates for the magistracy. Experience of interviewing is an advantage but not essential. Good judge of character and ability; objectivity. Ability to communicate effectively. Awareness of own prejudices and ability to set them aside. Discretion in handling confidential information. Understanding of the needs of the Bench(es). Willingness and ability to talk about the magistracy and to participate in recruitment events. Ability to work as a team member. Commitment and enthusiasm. Willingness to undergo training as prescribed by the Lord Chancellor. |
Additional Information
Members serve a minimum of 3 years and up to a maximum of 9 years. Members are not normally appointed for a period which would extend beyond their seventieth birthday.
How to Apply
For further information or an application form, together with notes for guidance, please contact Sandra Barnes at the address below.
North Wales Advisory Committee
Cardiff Magistrates’ Court
Fitzalan Place
Cardiff
CF24 0RZ
Tel: 029 20 474351
Email: Sandra.barnes@justice.gov.uk
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