Chapter 4 Multiple choice questions

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. Must the Secretary of State for Justice be professionally qualified as a lawyer?

Yes, and they must be a member of the House of Lords correct incorrect

Yes, and they must be a member of the House of Commons correct incorrect

No, they can be anyone of the Prime Minister's choosing correct incorrect

No, though they must be chosen from a defined class of persons correct incorrect

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. Who is the Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor?

The Senior Civil Servant in the Ministry of Justice correct incorrect

The Lord Chancellor's Personal Assistant correct incorrect

A junior Minister in the Department correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. What is Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service responsible for running?

All courts and tribunals, except the Supreme Court correct incorrect

All civil courts including the Supreme Court correct incorrect

All courts except the magistrates' courts correct incorrect

All courts including the magistrates' courts correct incorrect

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. What is the Law Commission?

It is the name for the body that runs legal aid correct incorrect

It is the body that appoints judges correct incorrect

It is the body which makes recommendations for reform of the law correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. What is the Law Commission protocol?

A statement of the terms and conditions on which Law Commissioners are appointed correct incorrect

Rules relating to the way in which the Law Commission consults with the public on its reform proposals correct incorrect

An agreement between the Government and the Commission about how the Commission's work is to be programmed and dealt with after publication. correct incorrect

A statement by the Government about what new laws are to be commissioned. correct incorrect

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. What is the Judicial Office?

It is the formal title for those holding judicial posts correct incorrect

It is the team which supports the Lord Chief Justice correct incorrect

It is the place where judges collect their mail correct incorrect

It is the place where judges work when they are not in court correct incorrect

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. What is the Judicial College?

The research unit at University College London that investigates the work of the judiciary correct incorrect

A professional training company that provides professional skills training to judges correct incorrect

The body which provides training to all judges in the UK correct incorrect

The body responsible for training the judiciary of England and Wales correct incorrect

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. What Is the Judicial Appointments Commission?

The body which appoints all judges in England and Wales, except judges of the Supreme Court and lay magistrates correct incorrect

The body responsible for appointing all judges in the UK correct incorrect

The body which commissions research into how judicial appointments are made correct incorrect

The body which hears complaints from those not appointed to judicial office. correct incorrect

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. What are bench books?

Books left in court waiting rooms for court users to read while waiting for their trial correct incorrect

Loose-leaf books containing guidance for judges on aspects of their work correct incorrect

Books available in courts to assist advocates present their cases correct incorrect

Books which judges read when they get bored with hearing a case correct incorrect

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. What are the functions of the Home Office in relation to the English Legal System?

It controls all aspects of the criminal justice system correct incorrect

It has a focused portfolio of responsibility, including police organization correct incorrect

It has no functions which relate to the English Legal System correct incorrect

It is responsible for homeland security. correct incorrect

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. Who are the Police and Crime Commissioners?

Home Office officials who commission national police services that operate throughout the country correct incorrect

Locally elected people who oversee the work of local police forces correct incorrect

Local Government officials who commission national police services that operate throughout the country correct incorrect

Inspectors of police services. correct incorrect