Part 2Justices of the peace
Supplementary provisions about the bench
19Training, development and appraisal of lay justices
1
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.
2
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
advising the F1Lord Chief Justice in relation to authorisations of lay justices as members of family proceedings courts or youth courts;
f
granting or revoking such authorisations on behalf of the F1Lord Chief Justice .
3
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.