| answer text |
<p>Under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, responsibility for the training of magistrates
rests with the Lord Chief Justice and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p>
</p><p>In order to protect judicial independence all training is carried out under
the direction of the judiciary and all judicial training materials belong to them.
I am therefore unable to comply with your request.</p><p> </p><p>The Judicial College
has integrated domestic violence within the training packs prepared for magistrates.
The induction, consolidation, and continuation training for magistrates, particularly
in the adult and family courts, contain significant exercises looking at issues around
domestic violence and the statutory tools available to magistrates in domestic violence
cases. Where Magistrates sit in the Specialist Domestic Violence Courts, they will
receive additional training for this specialist court.</p><p> </p>
|
 |
