Upcoming Recruitment Dates

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Upcoming recruitment dates

This page lists the upcoming recruitment dates for all areas. Ahead of recruitment opening in your area, you can start your application now. We will notify you when the campaign opens in your area, and you can proceed to submit your saved application. 

If you plan on applying, you should complete the necessary pre-application court observations (for criminal court) and research (for family court). For full guidance on the application process, including what you need to do before completing and submitting your application, please visit our application guidance page. 

Advisory Committees carry out magistrate recruitment functions on behalf of the Lord Chancellor.   

London

South East

Local Justice Area	April	May	June	July	August	September
Bedfordshire
West and Central Hertfordshire
North and East Hertfordshire
Cambridgeshire				Open
North Essex			Open
South Essex						Open
Central Kent
East Kent					Open
North Kent			Open
Norfolk			Open
Suffolk
Surrey					Open
Sussex Central					Open
Sussex Eastern
West Sussex					Open
Buckinghamshire			Open
Berkshire			Open			Open
Oxfordshire

Midlands

Local Justice Area	April	May	June	July	August	September
Birmingham and Solihull		Open
Black Country				Open
Coventry and Warwickshire					Open
North Derbyshire
South Derbyshire			Open
Nottingham		Open
Hereford
Shropshire						Open
Worcestershire						Open
Staffordshire			Open
Leicestershire and Rutland				Open
Lincolnshire						Open
Northamptonshire					Open

North East

Local Justice Area	April	May	June	July	August	September
Cleveland			Open			Open
Durham and Darlington			Open
Humber		Open
South Yorkshire	Open					Open
North Northumbria		Open				Open
South Northumbria				Open
North Yorkshire
West Yorkshire	Open				Open

North West

Local Justice Area	April	May	June	July	August	September
Cheshire				Open
Merseyside	Open				Open
Greater Manchester	Open			Open
Lancashire	Open					Open
South Cumbria					Open
North and West Cumbria					Open

South West

Local Justice Area	April	May	June	July	August	September
Avon and Somerset		Open				Open
Gloucester			Open
Cornwall				Open
Dorset
South and West Devon					Open
North and East Devon
East Hampshire					Open
West Hampshire			Open
Isle of Wight
Wiltshire
North Hampshire

Wales

Local Justice Area	April	May	June	July	August	September
Cardiff		Open			Open
Mid Wales						Open
West Glamorgan
Gwent
North West Wales
Carmarthenshire
Montgomeryshire
North Central Wales						Open
North East Wales						Open
Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire

Mae’r holl wybodaeth am amserlen recriwtio y Llysoedd Troseddol a’r Llysoedd Teulu yng Nghymru ar gael yn y tabl isod. Sylwch y gall hyn newid.