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Recommendation 19
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The government must clarify whether it intends to require magistrates to give detailed written reasons...
Recommendation
The government must clarify whether it intends to require magistrates to give detailed written reasons for their decisions for the purpose of facilitating appeals. If so, the government should specify the extent of the reasons required and set out the training and resources allocated to magistrates to support this. (Recommendation, Paragraph 87)