ABSTRACT

J to continue to develop ways of recruiting magistrates from a wide spread of people, particularly from groups currently under-represented nationally;

J to continue to develop a socially diverse Bench that will be representative of all sectors of society;

J to consider ways of building more flexibility into court sittings, so those magistrates with other responsibilities are able to meet at least the minimum number of required sittings;

9.4SELEC TIO

N A

N D

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J to target employers and encourage them to release staff who are magistrates to enable them to fulfil their duties;

J to revise existing methods of recruitment advertising and consider alternative possibilities.