Changes to Programme of Selection Exercises for 2009-10

The JAC's selection exercise programme for 2009/2010 has changed.

Date: 24 June 2009

The JAC's selection exercise programme for 2009/2010 has changed. Under the new programme, there will now be vacancies in January for Deputy Upper Tribunal Judges in the new Immigration and Asylum Chamber. This competition may be restricted to existing salaried and fee paid immigration judges.

The exercise for Fee Paid Immigration Judges in what will be the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (currently the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal) has been removed from the 2009/2010 programme, and is now hoped to take place in 2010/2011. The dates for some other exercises have changed.

Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, Fee Paid Immigration Judge
This exercise has been removed from the selection exercise programme for 2009/2010 at the request of the MoJ. It is hoped to reschedule it next year.

Chamber Presidents
This exercise has been rescheduled from the 2009/2010 selection exercise programme to the 2010/2011 selection exercise programme.

First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, Fee Paid Tribunal Member (Specialist Medical)
This exercise has been rescheduled from October 2009 to January 2010.

First-tier Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, Salaried Judge
This exercise has been rescheduled from January 2010 to October 2009.

Deputy Upper Tribunal Judges, Salaried and Fee Paid
This exercise has been added to the programme.

First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support), Fee Paid Tribunal Member (Financially Qualified)
This exercise has been added to the programme.

First-tier Tribunal Health, Education & Social Care Chamber Salaried Tribunal Member (Specialist Medical Member)
This exercise has been added to the programme.

The selection exercise programme is agreed with the Ministry of Justice each year to include the essential exercises needed to fill judicial vacancies forecast by Her Majesty's Court Service, Tribunals Service and other tribunals.

Some changes to these requirements are inevitable during the year, because forecasting cannot be an exact science. We always do our best to respond flexibly to requests for changes.