F Advisory Committee Recruitment Information 2014 Name of Advisory Committee: Avon & Somerset Covering Bristol & North Avon Sub-Committee Bath & Wansdyke, North Somerset, South Somerset and Mendip, Taunton Deane, West Somerset and Sedgemoor Sub-Committee Contact Name : Brenda Saturley Address: The Secretary to the Avon and Somerset Advisory Committee The Magistrates’ Court, St John’s Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4AX Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 01823 285240/01935 431615 Email: [email protected] Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate Magistrates’ Courts: Bath & Wansdyke Bristol North Avon North Somerset South Somerset & Mendip Taunton Deane, West Somerset & Sedgemoor Number of Magistrates Applications Opening date of Closing Date of Date required currently Recruitment Recruitment interviews being campaign. campaign. to be held. accepted? Yes/No Nil No N/A N/A N/A Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.) PLEASE NOTE that the recruitment campaign for new magistrates has now closed and the Avon & Somerset Advisory Committee are no longer accepting applications for appointment. If you are interested in becoming a magistrate in the future, please continue to monitor this webpage which will be updated should any future recruitment take place. Future recruitment campaigns will be discussed at their October 2014 meeting and this page will be updated accordingly following that meeting. Name of Advisory Committee: Bedfordshire Contact Name: Mrs Sue Woollams Address: The Secretary to the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Advisory Committees, Luton Magistrates Court Stuart Street Luton LU1 5BL Telephone/Fax/Email: Tel: 01582 524232 [email protected] Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate Magistrates’ Courts: Bedfordshire Luton Magistrates Court, Stuart Street, Luton, LU1 5BL Bedford Magistrates’ Court, Shire Hall, St Paul’s Square, Bedford, MK40 1SQ Number of Applications Opening date of Closing Date of Date interviews to Magistrates currently being Recruitment Recruitment be held. required. accepted? Yes/No campaign. campaign. Nil No None planned Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.) There will be no recruitment of new magistrates in 2014. The Committee will review whether the need to recruit at its meetings in November 2014. This webpage will be updated accordingly if a recruitment campaign will take place. It is suggested you revisit this website in December 2014, for further information. Name of Advisory Committee: Berkshire Contact Name: Mrs Helen Davies Address: Berkshire Advisory Committee, Waverley House, Queens Avenue, Bicester OX26 2NZ Telephone/Fax/Email: 01869 853100 01869 853114 [email protected] Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate Magistrates’ Courts: Maidenhead, Newbury, Reading, Slough. Number of Applications Opening date of Closing Date of Date interviews to Magistrates currently being Recruitment Recruitment be held. required. accepted? Yes/No campaign. campaign. Around 10 No 3 June 2014 at 4 June 2014 at 1st Interviews: 12 noon (see 12 noon 8 Sept 2014 - below & capped 19 Sept 2014 number of 2nd Interviews: applications) 6 Oct 2014 – 22 Oct 2014 Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.) Successful applicants will be appointed to the local justice area of Berkshire which covers all of the above listed courts. Please note the recruitment window is only open for 24 hours and applications will NOT be accepted before the opening time of 3 June 2014 at 12 noon and after 12 noon on 4 June 2014. Only applications received during the 24 hours will be considered. Each application will be checked for automatic disqualification, all successful applications will be numbered as they are received. Once the recruitment window has closed at 12 noon on Wednesday 4 June 2014, 30 numbers will be randomly selected for each county. There is no limit on the overall number of applications that will be considered for random selection. This approach to the selection of applicants for interview follows the anticipated volumes and the limited capacity to process such. In 2013, there were over 200 applications received in the first 24 hours. This year, we have responded to feedback received with regard to the 2013 campaign and revised our arrangements to allow for a greater opportunity for people to apply and be selected. It should be noted there is no sifting for a first stage interview based on merit – in part, this is to promote a more diverse range of applications. A reserve list of 3 applicants will be retained in the event that any of the applicants from the initial tranche withdraw. Applications from the reserve list will be selected on the same basis as the first tranche, namely random selection. Applications must be completed online and sent to the email address above. This will be a Thames Valley recruitment campaign. However on the application form applicants should indicate the local justice area (Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire or Berkshire) they wish to apply to. Candidates should apply to only ONE local justice area. The timescale following a recommendation for appointment by the Advisory Committee is as follows: January 2015 March 2015 March 2015 April 2015 Appointments Induction Training Swearing in Ceremony Sittings commence confirmed by the Senior Presiding Judge Name of Advisory Committee: Birmingham & Solihull Contact Name: The Secretary to the Birmingham and Solihull Advisory Committee Address: Wolverhampton Magistrates Court North Street Wolverhampton WV1 1RA Telephone/Fax/Email: [email protected] Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate Magistrates’ Courts: Birmingham 0121 212 6600 Number of Applications Opening date of Closing Date of Date interviews to Magistrates currently being Recruitment Recruitment be held. required. accepted? Yes/No campaign. campaign. None N/A N/A N/A N/A Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.) There will be no recruitment in 2014 Next Update: November 2014 Name of Advisory Committee: Black Country Contact Name: The Secretary to the Black Country Advisory Committee Address: Wolverhampton Magistrates Court North Street Wolverhampton WV1 1RA Telephone/Fax/Email: [email protected] Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate Magistrates’ Courts: Dudley 01384 211411 Sandwell 0121 511 2222 Walsall 01922 638222 Wolverhampton 01902 773151 Number of Applications Opening date of Closing Date of Date interviews to Magistrates currently being Recruitment Recruitment be held. required. accepted? Yes/No campaign. campaign. None N/A N/A N/A N/A Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.) There will be no recruitment in 2014 Next update: November 2014 Name of Advisory Committee: Buckinghamshire Contact Name: Mrs Helen Davies Address: Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Advisory Committee, Waverley House, Queens Avenue, Bicester OX26 2NZ Telephone/Fax/Email: 01869 853100 01869 853114 [email protected] Application www.gov.uk/become-magistrate Magistrates’ Courts: Aylesbury High Wycombe Milton Keynes Number of Applications Opening date of Closing Date Date interviews to Magistrates currently being Recruitment of be held. required. accepted? Yes/No campaign. Recruitment campaign. Around 10 No 3 June 2014 at 4 June 2014 1st Interviews - 12 noon (see at 12 noon 8 Sept 2014 – below & capped 19 Sept 2014 number of 2nd Interviews – applications) 6 Oct 2014 - 22 Oct 2014 Additional Information (Recruitment events, open days, fairs, areas being targeted etc.) Successful applicants will be appointed to the local justice area of Buckinghamshire which covers all of the above listed courts. Please note the recruitment window is only open for 24 hours and applications will NOT be accepted before the opening time of 3 June 2014 at 12 noon and after 12 noon on 4 June 2014. Only applications received during the 24 hours will be considered. Each application will be checked for automatic disqualification, all successful applications will be numbered as they are received. Once the recruitment window has closed at 12 noon on Wednesday 4 June 2014, 30 numbers will be randomly selected for each county. There is no limit on the overall number of applications that will be considered for random selection. This approach to the selection of applicants for interview follows the anticipated volumes and the limited capacity to process such. In 2013, there were over 200 applications received in the first 24 hours. This year, we have responded to feedback received with regard to the 2013 campaign and revised our arrangements to allow for a greater opportunity for people to apply and be selected. It should be noted there is no sifting for a first stage interview based on merit – in part, this is to promote a more diverse range of applications. A reserve list of 3 applicants will be retained in the event that any of the applicants from the initial tranche withdraw. Applications from the reserve list will be selected on the same basis as the first tranche, namely random selection. Applications must be completed online and sent to the email address above. This will be a Thames Valley recruitment campaign. However on the application form applicants should indicate the local justice area (Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire or Berkshire) they wish to apply to. Candidates should apply to only ONE local justice area. The timescale following a recommendation for