§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department if the training for the judiciary on the implications of the Human Rights Bill[Lords] will include training relating to (a) equality and (b) disability issues. [57697]
§ Mr. HoonJudicial training is the responsibility of the Judicial Studies Board (JSB) which is an advisory non-departmental public body. The Equal Treatment Advisory Committee of the Board considers all aspects of equal treatment training for the judiciary, including training on increasing awareness of the needs of people with disabilities.
The JSB is currently drawing up the programme of training for full and part-time members of the judiciary in the months prior to implementation of the Human Rights Bill. This will include training on those parts of the European Convention on Human Rights that relate to equality and disability issues.