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Update 27.01.12
All applicants have been contacted by email to undertake the qualifying test for this selection exercise. If you have not received this email, please firstly check the junk/spam folder in the email account that you provided as your preferred contact on your application form.
If you have not received this, please contact us on 020 3334 0632.
Read a question and answer document about taking the online test.
Update 10.01.12
All applicants have been contacted by email to undertake the qualifying test for this selection exercise. If you have not received this email, please firstly check the junk/spam folder in the email account that you provided as your preferred contact on your application form.
If you have not received this, please contact us on 020 3334 0632.
Read a question and answer document about taking the online test.
All candidates that have applied for this exercise will be required to sit an online qualifying test on 2/3 February 2012.
Instructions on completing this test will be sent in an email to all candidates by 27 January 2012.
If you have not received an email by this date, please contact the JAC on 020 3334 0632.
The email will include a link and unique log on details to enable candidates to take the qualifying test.
The following relevant reference materials are needed to complete the online qualifying test can now be accessed from the right hand side of this page:
• The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (2008) (Selected Excerpts)
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Guide (Relevant Excerpts)
• The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008 (Relevant excerpts)
Selection exercise 00535: Fee-paid Specialist Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber, Criminal Injuries Compensation closed on the 10 January. The JAC received 106 applications in total.
Closing date for applications: 10 January 2012
Number of vacancies: 10
Locations: England and Wales
Fee: £391 per day
The tribunal hears appeals against decisions of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority regarding financial compensation for victims of violent crime.
It deals only with appeals on claims for compensation for criminal injuries made on or after 1 April 1996 under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Decisions are made on areas such as loss of earnings, loss of earning capacity, special expenses, state benefits and pension payments.
Three tribunal members hear the appeals. One is legally qualified, one is medically qualified and one is a specialist member (the current vacancies). Together they are required to make fair and appropriate decisions.
The purpose of the specialist post is provide an expert view, both during the hearing itself and in subsequent decision-making, from having substantial experience of dealing with victims of violent crime.
To apply you should have substantial experience of working with victims of violent crime gained in a professional or voluntary capacity from areas such as social work, the prison service, and nursing or as a trained psychologist.
To the right of the page you can read a case study about a member of the chamber.
To the right of this page, there is a job description, a statement of the full eligibility criteria for the role and the terms and conditions of employment. You will also find an application form and an information pack, describing the selection process, with dates of the shortlisting and selection days, and advice on how to prepare your application.
The JAC is committed to testing as its principal method of shortlisting candidates in an objective and open way. We are working towards moving all tests online. Candidates have told us they want this to provide improved anonymity when applying for judicial roles and to enable them to sit the tests at a convenient time and location. Additional benefits will include improved speed and cost effectiveness of selection processes.
For this exercise, you will be expected to take the test online and this is in accordance with the Government's strategy of 'digital by default'. You can request reasonable adjustments to ensure you can participate in the selection process fairly. The test will be designed to assess knowledge of dealing with victims of violent crime. It will consist of both multiple choice questions and questions based on a scenario set in the criminal injuries compensation jurisdiction. You will be provided with relevant reference material in advance of the test and will be required to analyse the information, identify issues and make reasoned decisions for each of the questions posed.
All applicants will be invited to undertake the test online. You will be able to complete it on your own computer when it is convenient for you, within a set time period. More details will be provided soon.