Article 4 Membership of a BTDC
The membership of the BTDC shall consist of six or nine justices for the local justice area appointed in accordance with this rule.
The membership of the BTDC must include—
at least one family justice if a FTDC has not been established for its local justice area; and
at least one youth justice if its local justice area is outside the Inner London area.
The membership of the BTDC shall rotate by one third in each calendar year.
Except as mentioned in rules 5(2), 8(2), 9(2), 10(3) and 10(4), a member of the BTDC shall be appointed to hold office for a term of three years beginning on 1st January following his appointment.
At each election meeting the justices shall—
elect the members of the BTDC or choose a panel of justices who shall select the members of the BTDC; and
decide the method of filling casual vacancies.
The BTDC shall hold a meeting as soon as practicable after 1st January each year.
At that meeting the members shall, where rule 5 or rule 8(2) applies, decide the length of their terms of office and if they are unable to agree, the length of their terms shall be determined by lot conducted by the justices’ clerk.
At that meeting the members of the BTDC shall appoint a chairman whose term of office shall expire on 31st December of each year.
Subject to rule 6, the BTDC may re-appoint a chairman.
The justices’ clerk may attend the meetings of the BTDC but, except where he is required to act under paragraph (7), he may act in an advisory capacity only.
A chairman of the justices elected under the Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 2005 shall not be a member of the BTDC for the local justice area for which he was appointed.