Magistrates: Training

House of Lords written question – answered at on 17 November 2014.

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Photo of Lord Beecham Lord Beecham Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government), Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much HM Courts and Tribunal Service has spent on the expenses of magistrates undergoing training or development not provided by the Judicial College in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those expenses costs were taken up by travel.

Photo of Lord Faulks Lord Faulks The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice

The table below provides details of expenditure by HM Courts and Tribunals Service on the expenses of magistrates undergoing local training or development in each of the last five years.

Period Travel & Subsistence Loss of Earnings (Financial Loss Allowance) Total *
2009/10 £628,566 £284,231 £912,797
2010/11 £525,091 £188,745 £713,837
2011/12 £405,888 £159,786 £565,674
2012/13 £456,120 £145,741 £601,861
2013/14 £374,554 £94,646 £469,200

* Figures may not sum to total due to rounding

The training consists of the minimum annual provision which has to be provided to Magistrates as agreed between the Judicial College and HMCTS. It also includes any training deemed necessary by each Magistrates Area Training Committee (MATC).

It is not possible to break down the travel expenses separately, due to the way the information is recorded on the database.

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