Advisory Committee Recruitment Plan

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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:

• London
• Midlands
• North East
• North West
• South East
• South West
• Wales

London

AC Area	Criminal: Recruitment Dates (month)	Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
Central	TBC	23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
East	TBC	23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
North	TBC	23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
North East	TBC	23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
South	TBC	23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
South East	TBC	23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
South West	TBC	23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
West	TBC	23 Feb – 13 Mar 23

Midlands

AC Area	Criminal: Recruitment Dates (month)	Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire	1 May – 25 May 23	1 Sep – 29 Sep 23
Birmingham	1 Jan – 25 Jan 24	1 Sep – 29 Sep 23
Black Country	TBC	1 Sep – 29 Sep 23
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire	23 Feb – 13 Mar 23	1 Jun – 29 June 23
Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Rutland and Lincolnshire	1 May – 25 May 23	1 Jan – 25 Jan 24
West Mercia	1 Nov – 30 Nov 23	1 Feb – 29 Feb 24
Staffordshire	1 Nov – 30 Nov 23	1 Feb – 29 Feb 24

North East

AC Area	Criminal: Recruitment Dates (month)	Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
Cleveland, County Durham and Darlington	1 Mar – 30 Jun 23	1 Mar – 30 Jun 23
Humber and South Yorkshire	1 Mar – 30 Jun 23	1 Mar – 30 Jun 23
North and West Yorkshire	1 Mar – 30 Jun 23	1 Mar – 30 Jun 23
Northumbria	1 Mar – 30 Jun 23	1 Mar – 30 Jun 23

North West

AC Area	Criminal: Recruitment Dates (month)	Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
Cheshire*	TBC	TBC
Cumbria	TBC	1 Mar – 30 Apr 23
Lancashire	1 Mar – 30 Apr 23	1 Mar – 30 Apr 23
Greater Manchester	1 Sep – 31 Oct 23	1 Sep – 31 Oct 23
Merseyside	1 May – 30 Jun 23	1 May – 30 Jun 23

South East

AC Area	Criminal: Recruitment Dates (month)	Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	TBC	1 Mar – 31 Mar 23
Buckinghamshire	3 Apr – 21 Apr 23	TBC
Cambridgeshire	TBC	TBC
Essex	3 Apr – 16 Apr 23	1 Mar – 31 Mar 23
Kent	3 Apr – 21 Apr 23	1 Mar – 31 Mar 23
Norfolk	3 Apr – 21 Apr 23	1 Mar – 31 Mar 23
Suffolk	3 Apr – 16 Apr 23	1 Mar – 31 Mar 23
Surrey and Sussex	TBC	TBC
Thames Valley	TBC	1 Mar – 31 Mar 23

South West

AC Area	Criminal: Recruitment Dates (month)	Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire	July 23	Feb 23
South West Devon and North East Devon	1 Jul – 31 Aug 23	1 Mar – 12 Apr 23 & 3 Jul – 11 Aug 23
Cornwall and Dorset	TBC	TBC
Hampshire, Isle of White and Wiltshire	July 23	Feb 23

Wales

AC Area	Criminal: Recruitment Dates (month)	Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
North Wales	1 Nov – 30 Nov 23	1 Sep – 30 Sep 23
South Wales	1 Nov – 30 Nov 23	1 Sep – 30 Sep 23

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.

Cymru

Ardal Pwyllgor Ymgynghorol	Troseddol: Dyddiadau Recriwtio (mis)	Teulu: Dyddiadau Recriwtio (mis)
Gogledd Cymru	1 Tach – 30 Tach 23	1 Medi – 30 Medi 23
De Cymru	1 Tach – 30 Tach 23	1 Medi – 30 Medi 23