Ministry of Justice
To recruit, select and recommend to the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice candidates with the necessary qualities for appointment as Justices of the Peace in England and Wales.
Established circa 1970s. 101 Committees were reorganised to 47 following a review in 2010. Funding has been the responsibility of HM Courts & Tribunal Service since 1 April 2006. Costs incurred come from within HM Courts Service expenditure. Though there are 47 chairs (one for each committee) some committees also have a deputy chair and some have sub-committee chairs - hence the total number of appointments is given as 53.
| Address | Judicial Office, 10th Floor, Thomas More Building, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL |
| Phone | 020 7073 4778 |
| jahan.noorrahman@judiciary.gsi.gov.uk | |
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| Chair | Multiple |
| Chief Executive / Secretary | Justices' Clerks act as secretaries to the Advisory Committee |
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