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90 days
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90 days
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30 days
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2 years
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1 year
lidc
To facilitate data center selection
24 hours
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6 months
bscookie
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1 year
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Session
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6 months
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720 days
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30 days
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30 days
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30 days
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30 days
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30 days
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90 days
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90 days
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10 years
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1 year
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Nextdoor pixel
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WE3P
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2 years
WE
This identifies browser
2 years
WERC
Session cookie
session
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1st party cookie under advertiser\'s domain
90 days
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When you close your browser
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When you close your browser
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1 year
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1 year
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1 year
ccfw_gtm_id
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1 year
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When you close your browser
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When you close your browser
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When you close your browser
wordpress_sec
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When you close your browser
wp-settings-{time}-[UID]
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“The community of magistrates is amazing, it’s so interesting to sit with people from all different walks of life.”
Shape your community for the better.
The Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committees (AC) on Justices of the Peace are advisory non-departmental public bodies which carry out functions on behalf of the Lord Chancellor. The Recruitment Advisory Committees, along with other key functions are to recruit and recommend to the Senior Presiding Judge (Exercising functions on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice) candidates for appointment to the magistrates. A full list of functions and the role of Advisory Committees can be found in Part one of the Lord Chancellor’s Directions.
All information regarding AC recruitment opening times for Criminal and Family courts is available in the below tables. Please note that these are subject to change.
The recruitment plan is broken down by region and area, please visit the table for your region to find out more about the recruitment plan in your area:
