Part 2Justices of the peace
Supplementary provisions about the bench
19Training, development and appraisal of lay justices
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Rules may (in addition to making provision under sections 10(4) and 18(6)) make provision for, or in connection with, the training, development and appraisal of lay justices.
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Such rules may make provision for committees, constituted in accordance with the rules, to have such functions as may be specified in the rules, including, in particular—
a
providing advice and support to lay justices in connection with their functions as lay justices;
b
identifying the training needs of lay justices;
c
appraising lay justices and reporting on the results of appraisals;
d
giving or withholding approval for the purposes of section 18;
e
f
granting or revoking such authorisations on behalf of the F1Lord Chief Justice .
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The F2Lord Chief Justice must ensure that F3training and training materials that appear to him, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, to be appropriate are provided for lay justices with a view to enabling them to comply with requirements as to training imposed by rules under section 10 or 18 or this section.
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The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.
20Rules
1
In sections 10, 17, 18 and 19 “rules” means rules made by the F5Lord Chief Justice .
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Before making any rules for the purposes of section 10, 17, 18 or 19 the F6Lord Chief Justice must consult—
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the Lord Chancellor,
a
the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee,F12and
b
the Family Procedure Rule Committee, F13...
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The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions of making the rules referred to in this section.
F921Duty to consult lay justices on matters affecting them etc.
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The Lord Chancellor F10and the Lord Chief Justice must take all reasonable and practicable steps—
a
for ensuring that lay justices acting in a local justice area are kept informed of matters affecting them in the performance of their duties, and
b
for ascertaining their views on such matters.
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The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.