§ Mr. GallieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the organisation of training for the judiciary in the sheriff courts.
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§ Mr. LangResponsibility for the content of judicial training rests with the judiciary and responsibility for its funding rests with me. I very much welcome the growth in recent years in the amount of training undertaken by the judiciary. To assist in its further development I have decided, following consultation with the Lord President of the Court of Session, to set up a group to co-ordinate the provision of training for the judiciary in the sheriff courts. The right hon. Lord Cameron of Lochbroom has kindly agreed to chair the group, the membership of which will be as follows:
- Sheriff Iain Macmillan CBE, President, Temporary Sheriffs Association
- Mr. Gordon Murray CB, Director, Scottish Courts Administration
- Sheriff Principal Gordon Nicholson QC, Convener, Sheriffs Principal
- Sheriff Gordon Shiach, Acting President, Sheriffs Association