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<p>The responsibility for the training of Magistrates lies with the Lord Chief Justice
as head of the judiciary and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p> </p><p>Magistrates
sit with legal advisers in court who advise them on the law. The Judicial College
is not responsible for teaching and updating Legal Advisers on the law. However, reference
to any relevant law will be made at training events for the topics being covered.</p><p>
</p><p>The Judicial College provides regular updates to Legal Advisers on any changes
to the law via a jurisdictional electronic internal newsletter and did so in respect
of these provisions in June 2012. In addition, the Home Office also issued a circular
[Ref: 018/2012] on the new provisions in October 2012, and the Justices Clerks Society
issued a circular to their members outlining the new provisions in December 2012.</p><p>
</p><p>The Judicial College regularly assesses judicial training needs and how to
meet them. Ultimately, magistrates use the law to make independent decisions based
on the evidence and information provided to them in court.</p><p> </p>
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