Officials search for 4,000 new magistrates in huge recruitment drive to beat ...
Hunt on for 4,000 new magistrates 'from every part of society' in huge recruitment drive to beat case backlog in courts... and they will specifically target younger recruits Thousands of new magistrates are being sought in a major recruitment drive Justice Secretary Dominic Raab aims to recruit 4,000 new people as lay judges It is part of a £1million campaign to tackle a huge backlog in cases due to Covid
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Thousands of new magistrates are being sought in what ministers described as the largest recruitment drive in the 650-year history of the magistracy.
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said the programme would help tackle a backlog of more than 300,000 cases built up during the pandemic.
He today launches a £1million campaign to recruit around 4,000 people from all walks of life as lay judges.
Thousands of new magistrates are being sought in what ministers described as the largest recruitment drive in the 650-year
