Case Guidance

HC Deb 11 July 2000 vol 353 cc508-9W

Mr. Gareth Thomas

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what guidance his Department provides as to the nature of the cases which should be heard by(a) lay magistrates and (b) stipendiary magistrates. [130195]

Jane Kennedy

The Lord Chancellor's Department provides no guidance as to the nature of the cases which should be heard by(a) lay magistrates and (b) stipendiary magistrates.