HC Deb 02 December 1992 vol 215 cc195-6W
Ms. Abbott

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what training is made available to judges and magistrates in relation to defendants who may have suffered a bereavement; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John M. Taylor

No specific training is given. Written Answers to However, all members of the professional and lay judiciary are encouraged to be sensitive to the needs of those appearing before them.