MA's members agree AGM motion on the costs of volunteering MA's members agree AGM motion on the costs of volunteering Motion calls on Judicial Office and HMCTS to agree to the principle that it 'shouldn't cost to be a magistrate' 19 October 2021 MA members call for action to remove the costs, to make volunteering for the magistracy more inclusive Read more
MA Awards 2021 - Winners announced MA Awards 2021 - Winners announced The winners of the MA's Awards 2021 have been announced at an online awards ceremony at our annual conference 19 October 2021 Celebrations and congratulations to the worthy winners of the MA's Awards 2021. Details of the winners are below. Read more
Blog post: Celebrating Black History Month Blog post: Celebrating Black History Month Jacqui MacDonald-Davis JP, co-chair of the MA's Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Network, talks about what the month means to her 19 October 2021 In this blog post, Jacqui MacDonald-Davis JP, who is a trustee of the MA as well as co-chair of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network of magistrates, talks about Black History Month means to her in the contest of the Magistrates Association. Read more
MA calls for changes to reduce impact of crown court backlogs on cases involving violence against women and girls MA calls for changes to reduce impact of crown court backlogs on cases involving violence against women and girls MA national chair calls for implementation of changes to magistrates' jurisdiction, to ease the burden on crown courts 08 October 2021 The MA national chair, Bev Higgs, has written to The Guardian newspaper calling for magistrates' jursidiction to be increased to a 12-month custodial sentence for a single offence to help reduce the backlog of cases in the crown courts and thus speed up the process of justice. Read more
MA supports '2020 Vision: 100 Years of Justice exhibition' MA supports '2020 Vision: 100 Years of Justice exhibition' 20 contemporary artists from across England and Wales involved 05 October 2021 The MA turned 100 last year. To celebrate a century of being the collective voice of the magistracy and the tireless pursuit of justice, we've proudly supported a new exhibition '2020 Vision: 100 Years of Justice'. The exhibition is taking place between 12 - 23 October at D Contemporary gallery. Read more
The MA is hiring - check out the 3 roles we're recruiting to The MA is hiring - check out the 3 roles we're recruiting to 04 October 2021 We're recruiting for 3 exciting roles - head of marketing and communications, media and communications officer, and training learning and development officer. Read more
MA Award Nominations 2021 - we need your input! MA Award Nominations 2021 - we need your input! 03 September 2021 Read more
Turning 18 and the youth jurisdiction Turning 18 and the youth jurisdiction MA in the media 13 August 2021 Read more