This is a presentation for a recruitment campaign of becomeing a magistrate

1. LAY MAGISTRATES
Done by Zain Mansur

2. Why am I here…?
 I am here because we want people like YOU
to become apart of the Lay magistrates team
 I am also here to provide you with a
PowerPoint presentation about the
magistrates and the roles they take up.

3. Who are the lay magistrates?
The lay magistrates are
public people who
volunteer to help bring
peace and justice in
their community
They are people aged
from the age of 18-65
The magistrates are made
up of all different people
from different ethnicities ,
backgrounds, different
genders, ages and class

4. Magistrates court
There are 2 or 3
magistrates in every
court room
The middle magistrate is
called the chairperson
and the others on each
side are called the
wingers

5. Video…
 This is a quick video of a magistrates court
and the different types of roles in the court
room and a little explanation about their role
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeNDa
cwO5NA

6. What sort of cases do
magistrates deal with.
At a magistrates they see every case but if they
believe their sentencing powers are not enough
for a case they would transfer it to the crown
court.
The types of cases the generally hear are:
 Theft
 Minor violent offences
 Motor vehicle offences
 Drunk and Disorderly offences

7. Who can not become a
magistrate.
 Individuals who have been banned from
driving in the past 5-10 years
 If you have been found guilty of 1 major
offence or multiple minor offences
 If you have been confirmed as being bankrupt
 Excluded from the jury service
 Mental health problems
 Serving members of HM forces
 Police officers or traffic wardens

8. 6 key qualities you need:
 Good Character
Being confident and trustworthy and respecting others
 Commitment and Reliability
Being committed to the magistrates role and also be of good health and
family support
 Sound Judgement
Think rationally and make a judgement based on defendant and victims
 Understanding and Communication
To understand documents and identity facts and also have good
communication
 Maturity and Sound Temperament
Think rationally and make a judgement based on different arguments
 Social Awareness
Be aware of ethnicity and cultures of the defendants and victims

9. Do you need any
qualifications or
experience?
 The answer to that is
no you do not need
any of them
 You will be given full
training to become a
magistrate
 A legal advisor will
also be in the court
room

10. Advantages of becoming a lay
magistrate
 Gain Experience
 Volunteer work but do
get expenses (Travel
Cost)
 Looks good on your
C.V
 Career Opportunities
• Improve team working
skills
• Gain personal skills
• A change of your
normal day to day job

11. Are you working?
If so…
They would give you plenty
of notice before you have to
attend so you can tell your
employer and they could
make any sufficient
arrangements if need be.
You can still become a
lay magistrate because
you only need to
attend 26 half days a
year

12. Do YOU want to become a
magistrate?
If your answer is yes then you could click this link
and start applying straight away.
https://www.gov.uk/become-magistrate/
what-magistrates-do
Thank you for listening
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