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The work of Lay Magiastrates
- Lay Magistrates deal
with all summary
offences eg. driving
without a license
- Lay Magistrates are ordinary
members of the local community who
volunteer to sit on the bench in the
magistrates court.
- Lay Magistrates
also deal with
some either way
offences, eg.
theft.
- This is only
when they are
prepared to
accept
jurisdiction and
feel their
sentencing
powers a
sufficient for the
offence.
- This is only
when they are
prepared to
accept
jurisdiction and
feel their
sentencing
powers a
sufficient for the
offence.
- Sentencing powers of Law
Magistrates: up to six months
prison sentence, fine of up to £5000,
community orders. Or any
combination of these.
- Magistrates also deal with the
preliminary hearings of any traible
either way offence that is going to
the crown court.
- Magistrates also deal with the
1st preliminary hearings of all
indictable offences.
- Specially trained
magistrates can
try cases in youth
court (defendants
aged 10-17 years
of age)
- Magistrates deal with all the side
matters connected to criminal
cases such as issuing warrants
for search and arrest and deciding
bail applications.
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