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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

AC AreaCriminal: Recruitment Dates (month)Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
CentralTBC23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
East30 Oct – 24 Nov 2323 Feb – 13 Mar 23
North TBC23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
North EastTBC23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
South30 Oct – 24 Nov 2323 Feb – 13 Mar 23
South East30 Oct – 24 Nov 2323 Feb – 13 Mar 23
South WestTBC23 Feb – 13 Mar 23
WestTBC23 Feb – 13 Mar 23

Midlands

AC AreaCriminal: Recruitment Dates (month)Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire1 Jan – 25 Jan 24 (Solihull only)1 Sep – 29 Sep 23
Birmingham1 Jan – 25 Jan 241 Sep – 29 Sep 23
Black CountryTBC1 Sep – 29 Sep 23
Derbyshire and NottinghamshireTBC1 Jun – 29 June 23
Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and
Rutland and Lincolnshire		2 Oct – 31 Oct 231 Jan – 25 Jan 24
West Mercia1 Nov – 30 Nov 231 Feb – 29 Feb 24
Staffordshire1 Nov – 30 Nov 231 Feb – 29 Feb 24

North East

AC AreaCriminal: Recruitment Dates (month)Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
Cleveland, County Durham and Darlington1 Mar – 31 Oct 231 Mar – 31 Oct 23
Humber and South Yorkshire1 Mar – 31 Oct 231 Mar – 31 Oct 23
North and West Yorkshire1 Mar – 31 Oct 231 Mar – 31 Oct 23 (West only)
Northumbria1 Mar – 31 Oct 231 Mar – 31 Oct 23

North West

AC AreaCriminal: Recruitment Dates (month)Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
CheshireCurrently Closed &TBC for 2024Currently Closed &TBC for 2024
South CumbriaCurrently Closed &TBC for 2024Currently Closed &TBC for 2024
North & West CumbriaCurrently Closed &TBC for 2024Currently Closed &TBC for 2024
LancashireCurrently Closed &TBC for 2024Currently Closed &TBC for 2024
Greater ManchesterCurrently Closed &TBC for 2024Currently Closed &TBC for 2024
MerseysideCurrently Closed &TBC for 2024Currently Closed &TBC for 2024

South East

AC AreaCriminal: Recruitment Dates (month)Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
Bedfordshire and HertfordshireTBC1 Mar – 31 Mar 23
Buckinghamshire3 Apr – 21 Apr 23TBC
CambridgeshireTBCTBC
Essex3 Apr – 16 Apr 231 Mar – 31 Mar 23
Kent3 Apr – 21 Apr 231 Mar – 31 Mar 23
Norfolk 3 Apr – 21 Apr 231 Mar – 31 Mar 23
Suffolk3 Apr – 16 Apr 231 Mar – 31 Mar 23
Surrey and SussexTBCTBC
Thames ValleyTBC1 Mar – 31 Mar 23

South West

AC AreaCriminal: Recruitment Dates (month)Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
Avon, Somerset and GloucestershireJuly 23Feb 23
South West Devon and North East Devon1 Jul – 31 Aug 231 Mar – 12 Apr 23 & 3 Jul – 11 Aug 23
Cornwall and DorsetTBCTBC
Hampshire, Isle of White and WiltshireJuly 23Feb 23

Wales

AC AreaCriminal: Recruitment Dates (month)Family: Recruitment Dates (month)
North Wales1 Nov – 15 Nov 231 Sep – 30 Sep 23
South Wales1 Nov – 15 Nov 231 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 YmgynghorolTroseddol: Dyddiadau Recriwtio (mis)Teulu: Dyddiadau Recriwtio (mis)
Gogledd Cymru1 Tach – 15 Tach 231 Medi – 30 Medi 23
De Cymru          1 Tach – 15 Tach 23       1 Medi – 30 Medi 23