Part 2 - Recruitment campaign for the younger generation to become a lay magistrate

1. BECOME A LAY MAGISTRATE

2. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NEEDED
REPRESENT
YOUR
COMMUNITY
PAID EXPENSES
FULL TRAINING
TIME OFF
FROM WORK

3. THE MAGISTRATES COURT
CLICK ON THIS TO VIEW A MAGISTRATES

4. THE MAGISTRATES COURT

5. WHO CAN APPLY TO BE A MAGISTRATE
Be apart of the 23000
magistrates within England and
Wales
AGED 18-70
NOTH MALE AND FEMALE
ANY ETHNICITY
HAVE A GOOD CHARACTER
SOCIAL AWARENSS
SOUND TEMPEREMENT
SOUND JUDGEMENT

6. ROLE & SENTANCING POWERS

7. CASES HEARD
Summary offences, which are less serious
cases such as motoring offences and drunk
and disorderly.
Either-way offences, which can either be
dealt by the magistrates or crown court
these are more serious cases like burglary
and drug offences.
Indictable-only offences, which start in the magistrates’ court but can
only be heard by crown court. It will be the magistrates who decide
whether the defendant should be kept in custody within a police or
court cell or let out with restrictions until the case is heard by the
crown court, these are the most serious of cases like murder and
rape.

8. HOW TO APPLY TO BE A MAGISTRATE
https://www.gov.uk/become
-magistrate/apply-to-be-a-magistrate
https://www.gov.uk/government
/publications/become-a-magistrate-
application-form
https://www.gov.uk/government
/publications/become-a-magistrate-
application-form-guidance-
notes

9. BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.google.co.uk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We
NDacwO5NA
https://www.gov.uk/become-magistrate/
can-you-be-a-magistrate