# The Justices of the Peace (Training and Development Committee) Rules 2007, Article 44: Composition of a combined MATC


(1) The membership of a combined MATC shall consist of justices within the MATC area for which the combined MATC is established (“the combined area”) and other members as follows—
(a) enough justices for them to be a majority of the membership;
(b) a justices’ clerk assigned to a local justice area within the combined area;
(c) a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) who sits regularly in the combined area, if such a judge is available;
(d) a designated family judge, if such a judge is available;
(e) a Crown Court liaison judge, if such a judge is available.
(2) There shall be no maximum number of justice members.
(3) The MATC may appoint additional justice members and shall do so where it is necessary for the MATC to comply with paragraph (1)(a).
(4) If the number of justice members has fallen so that paragraph (1)(a) is not complied with, the MATC may nevertheless act for the purpose of appointing additional justice members.
(5) The justice members shall include—
(a) every BTDC chairman whose bench is in the combined area;
(b) the chairman of every FTDC within the combined area;
(c) the chairman of the ILYTDC if all or part of the Inner London area lies within the combined area; and
(d) a justice nominated by the Magistrates’ Association.
(6) If there is more than one justices’ clerk assigned within the combined area, the Area Director or Area Directors in whose area or areas the combined MATC lies shall appoint one of the justices’ clerks to the combined MATC.
(7) Any Area Director in whose area a combined MATC lies may attend the meetings of the combined MATC in an advisory capacity only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1609/article/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-training-and-development-committee-rules-2007/article-44
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