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<p>Responsibility for training of judiciary, including magistrates, rests with the
Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p> </p><p>Depending
on the nature of the case, judicial office holders are authorised to hear, and receive
specialist training for, cases involving children. Control is exercised through listing
which is a judicial function. Where appropriate, special measures, including the use
of an intermediary, are identified through the process of case management and used
by the court to support children who give evidence. In further support of this, the
LCJ set out his plans for authorising and training Crown Court Judges who will preside
over trials involving child grooming by gangs in his letter to the Chairman of the
Home Affairs Select Committee on 26<sup>th</sup> July 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Regular
assessment of both training requirements and the numbers of authorised judicial office
holders is made.</p><p> </p><p>Answer (c) Ministerial responsibility for prosecutors
rests with the Attorney General, Mr Dominic Grieve QC MP.</p><p> </p>
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