Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 24
24
Accepted
Streamline magistrates' recruitment process to ensure applications are processed within six months.
Recommendation
The Committee welcomes the Government’s launch of a major campaign to recruit magistrates. The Government should also consider whether it would be possible, as the Committee recommended in 2016, to streamline the recruitment process, so that applications are processed within six months. (Paragraph 80) Increasing the power of magistrates
Government Response Summary
The government accepted the recommendation, stating that a key objective of its £1 million investment in magistrate recruitment is to streamline the process, and a revised, online recruitment process has been introduced to reduce application times.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
A key objective of the Government’s over £1 million investment into the recruitment of new magistrates is to streamline the recruitment process, reducing the length of time from application to appointment. As a result, a revised, online, recruitment process has been introduced to ensure applying to the magistracy is more efficient but, remains robust and challenging to identify the best candidates. Changes to the process to recruit magistrates will be kept under review, including impacts on application times.