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Carlisle, England, United Kingdom
The Magistrates' Association
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The Magistrates' Association exists to influence key decision-makers, support our members in administering the law and to educate the public about the role of magistrates.We influence key decision-makers by:•representing the magistracy at the highest levels of government, including via our All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Magistracy , co-chaired by MA members Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede JP and Karl McCartney JP MP •forming positive public opinion through media engagement•supporting our 60 local branches to work locally and regionally to promote the voice of the magistracy•providing robust evidence for our policy positions using our own in-house researchWe provide our members with information and training by:•publishing our magazine, email news bulletin and training materials•organising national, regional and local events to help members network and learn from each other•populating an online database with the latest information to keep our members up to dateWe promote public awareness of the magistracy by:•delivering over 4,000 presentations to schools and community organisations every year•running mock trials in over 500 schools with the Citizenship Foundation•working with the Probation Association to run our local crime awareness project