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<p>Under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, responsibility for the training of the
judiciary rests with the Lord Chief Justice as Head of the Judiciary. This is exercised
through the Judicial College under judicial direction. The Lord Chief Justice requires
judges and magistrates to attend induction training before sitting in Private Family
law cases, which includes a module on dealing with domestic abuse, and thereafter
attend continuation training for the family jurisdiction, which also includes a domestic
abuse module, on a minimum of a three-year cycle. Judicial guidance on domestic abuse
in child arrangements and contact cases is provided by Practice Direction 12J and
vulnerable persons’ participation by Practice Direction 3AA which are available under
the procedure rules on the justice website.</p><p> </p><p>The Judicial College produces
two core training packs on domestic abuse specifically for magistrates: one for the
criminal jurisdiction, and one for the family jurisdiction about domestic abuse and
its effects, including the effect of domestic abuse on children. The Family Court
Bench Book to support magistrates was updated and re-published in 2018.</p>
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