The Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice Committee, a Standing Committee of Tynwald, will be taking oral evidence on the topic of youth justice on Monday 5 September at 3.30pm from

• Gill Eaton JP, Deputy Chair, Isle of Man Bench and Vice Chair, Executive Committee of the Magistrates’ Association

• Lisa Horton JP, Chair, Youth Panel

• Ruksana Kosser, Legal Officer/Clerk to the Justices

The evidence will be heard in the Legislative Council Chamber, Legislative Buildings, Bucks Road, Douglas. Members of the public are welcome to attend the hearing. The proceedings can also be heard on the ‘live and listen again’ audio webcast service on the Tynwald website.

The Committee has previously invited written submissions from anyone who wishes to comment on youth justice, with a deadline of noon on Wednesday 14th September 2022. Further information is here.

Oral evidence in this inquiry was previously heard on 7 March 2022 from the Chief Constable; on 4 April 2022 from St Christopher’s; on 23 May 2022 from the Department of Home Affairs; on 20 June 2022 from representatives of the legal profession; and on 27 June 2022 from the Department of Health and Social Care, Manx Care and the independent Safeguarding Chair. Audio recordings and Hansard transcriptions (when available) are available at the Committee’s website here​.​

The members of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice Committee appointed by Tynwald are Miss Tanya August-Hanson MLC (Chair), Mr David Ashford MHK and Mr Stu Peters MHK. 

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For further information contact:
Jonathan King
Clerk of Tynwald
Telephone: 01624 685500
Email: enquiries@tynwald.org.im