The Justices of the Peace (Training and Development Committee) Rules 2007

Membership of a FTDC

14.—(1) The membership of the FTDC shall consist of six or nine family justices appointed in accordance with this rule.

(2) Except as mentioned in paragraph (5), the membership of the FTDC shall rotate by one third in each calendar year.

(3) Following the direction of the Lord Chief Justice referred to in rule 13(2), the family panel for the local justice area shall hold a meeting at which the family justices shall decide the number of members of the FTDC.

(4) At the meeting referred to in paragraph (3) and in the family election meeting of the following year and each subsequent family election meeting the family panel shall—

(a) elect the members of the FTDC or choose a panel of family justices who shall select the members of the FTDC; and

(b) decide the method of filling casual vacancies.

(5) Members of the FTDC appointed at the meeting referred to in paragraph (3) shall hold office for a term beginning on the date of appointment and consisting of the length of time between that date and 31st December in the year of appointment plus—

(a) one year, in the case of one third of the members;

(b) two years, in the case of one third of the members; and

(c) three years, in the case of the remaining one third of the members.

(6) Except as mentioned in paragraph (5), and in rules 15(2), 16(3), 18(6), 19(2) and 20(3) and (4), a member of the FTDC shall be appointed to hold office for a term of three years beginning on 1st January following his appointment.

(7) The FTDC shall hold a meeting as soon as practicable after—

(a) the meeting of the family panel referred to in paragraph (3); and

(b) 1st January each year.

(8) At that meeting the members shall, where paragraph (5), or rule 15(2), 18(6) or 19(2) applies, decide the length of their terms of office and if they are unable to agree, the length of their terms shall be determined by lot conducted by the justices’ clerk.

(9) At that meeting the members of the FTDC shall appoint a chairman whose term of office shall expire on 31st December of each year.

(10) Subject to rule 16, the FTDC may re-appoint a chairman.

(11) The justices’ clerk may attend the meetings of the FTDC but, except where he is required to act under paragraph (8), he may act in an advisory capacity only.

(12) A chairman of the justices elected under the Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 2005(1) shall not be a member of the FTDC for the local justice area for which he was appointed.

(1)

S.I. 2005/553.