To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) magistrates who sit in adult magistrates' courts and (b) other magistrates had received training on dealing with juvenile offenders on the latest date for which figures are available. (289378)

No figures are kept centrally in this format. Having been selected to sit in first the adult court, and perhaps later specialising in the youth court, magistrates and district judges (magistrates court) receive training from both the Judicial Studies Board and local Magistrates Area Training Committees to fulfil their judicial roles and functions. This is a combination of courses on induction, continuation and bench chairmanship training by which includes information and practising practical examples of court scenarios such as bail decisions, trials, youths appearing in the adult court, youth remands, and by specific issue training when new legislation is commenced. This is supplemented by both the Adult Court and Youth Court Bench Books which are available to courts in both hard copy and via the JSB website.

Since the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, the Lord Chief Justice is responsible for the provision and sponsorship of judicial training, within the resources provided by the Lord Chancellor. Each year, the Judicial Studies Board publishes its own Annual Report and, on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice, a National Summary of individual Magistrates Area Training Committees’ annual reports, which includes the details and volume of the training provided in the area during the preceding year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to ensure that all (a) magistrates sitting in adult magistrates' courts and (b) district judges receive (i) specific training in bail law and (ii) guidelines in relation to juvenile remands. (289380)

Since the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, the Lord Chief Justice is responsible for the provision and sponsorship of judicial training, within the resources provided by the Lord Chancellor. The Lord Chief Justice exercises his executive responsibilities for oversight of the Judicial Studies Board through the Judicial Executive Board.

Each year, magistrates and district judges (magistrates court) receive training from both the Judicial Studies Board and local Magistrates Area Training Committees designed to assist in fulfilling their judicial roles and functions via courses on induction, continuation and bench chairmanship training which includes information and practising practical examples of court scenarios such as bail decisions, youths appearing in the adult court, youth remands. This is supplemented by both the Adult Court and Youth Court Bench Books which are available to courts in both hard copy and via the JSB website.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the names are of the chairs of the board of each youth magistrates' court. (289385)

The Ministry of Justice does not hold a central list of chairmen of youth panels for each magistrates court. Chairmen of these panels are elected annually and can service for a maximum of three years. The number of youth panel chairmen are held by the Justices' Clerks Society with names held locally at each bench. This information can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.