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04.09.08
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The centre pages are
dedicated to Association Agenda, which is produced as close to deadline as possible
so that it is very topical. To comment on Association Agenda please contact the
Communications Manager.
For all other editorial
matters contact the Editor.
Copy deadlines are usually
about four weeks before distribution for the main part of the magazine and two
and a half weeks for Association Agenda.
The magazine can be sent electronically as a PDF or in Word to members as well as a printed version. This may be particularly useful for visually impaired members. Please
contact the Communications Manager to be put on the distribution list. It is also available from the members' section of the website.
Extra copies of the Magistrate
can be obtained from the Membership
Department at the national office for recruitment drives, notice boards etc.
Quantities over 25 require four weeks’ notice.
Contact
details
Printing
Scottish County Press
Ltd.
Subscription Enquiries
Subscription enquiries
and notification of address etc should be addressed to
Membership Records
28 Fitzoy Square
London W1T 6DD
T 020 7388 5558
F 020 7383 4020
E barbara.tetteh@magistrates-association.org.uk
Editorial
board
The Editorial Board meets
bi-monthly to discuss contents of future issues, design and layout and any other
matters relating to the magazine. Membership comprises the Honorary Officers, Chief Executive, Communications
Manager and the Editor. The board welcomes comments
and ideas from any magistrate.
Editorial
panel
To ensure the magazine
is responding correctly to the needs of members, the editorial board draws on
the editorial panel for ideas and feedback. The panel comprises magistrates
from around the country who have expressed interest in this task. All correspondence
is by email or telephone. Any member who would like to be considered for the
editorial panel should contact the Editor
with a brief outline of any relevant experience and the kind of ideas they would
like to see explored.
Guidance to help when sentencing
Every copy of the Magistrate magazine carries a feature called Sentencing Steps. The idea being that
the reader has a go at sentencing and then compares the decision with that of the district judge.
Relevant factors that need to be taken into consideration are also included in the answer.
- Additional papers can be found in the members’ area of the Association website under Legal
Guidance.
- Costing the Earth is a comprehensive set of guidelines dealing with a whole range of
environmental offences. It is available free of charge from the Association website under General
Publications.
The Magistrate magazine carries regular features on legislation, case law and legal advice.
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Letters
to the Editor
Letters are extremely welcome but, due to restrictions on space, it is impossible to print every letter, and some have to be abridged. Letters can be emailed or posted directly to the Editor or submitted online from the members' area of the website under Magistrate Magazine/Letters for the Magistrate.
| Letters to the Magistrate do NOT constitute part of the official consultation process. If you have an issue that you would like the Magistrates' Association to address, please contact your local branch officers or write direct to the national office. |
Special news
News of exceptional individual
achievement by branch members, which is of more than local interest, is welcome
especially if accompanied by a good quality (sharp definition) photograph -
preferably digital. Please discuss with the Communications Manager at the national office.
