The Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007

Functions of a JTC

9.—(1) The JTC for a sheriffdom shall–

(a) consider the training needs of the justices of the peace in that sheriffdom;

(b) consider any guidance or directions on the training of justices of the peace which has been issued by the Lord President or the sheriff principal of that sheriffdom; and

(c) no later than the end of February each year, provide to the Lord President and the sheriff principal of that sheriffdom a training plan covering the period from April that year until March of the following year.

(2) The training plan shall include information as to–

(a) the proposed types of training;

(b) the number of justices of the peace who are to receive training;

(c) the place or places where the training is likely to be provided; and

(d) the proposed dates of the training.

(3) No later than the end of September each year, the JTC for each sheriffdom shall provide to the Lord President and the sheriff principal of that sheriffdom an annual report on training which was undertaken in the preceding 12 months to the end of March that year.

(4) The annual report shall include information as to–

(a) the types of training which have taken place in that period;

(b) the evaluation of the training which has taken place;

(c) the cost of the training;

(d) the number of justices of the peace who attended the training; and

(e) any substantial respects in which the training which has taken place has differed from the training which was proposed in the training plan for that period.