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  Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill - Requirement for Post-Qualification Experience
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require court and tribunal staff authorised to give legal advice to judges to have three years' post-qualification experience. 
  @ MP voted no against requiring court and tribunal staff authorised to give legal advice to judges to have three years' post-qualification experience. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted against requiring court and tribunal staff authorised to give legal advice to judges to have three years' post-qualification experience. 
  
  MPs were considering the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill[1] 
  
  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 2, in the schedule, page 6, line 36, at end insertâ
  
  :â(aa) is a qualified solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive with more than three yearsâ experience post-qualification, andâ.
  
  The rejected amendment was accompanied by the following explanatory statement:
  
  :This amendment would stipulate that the minimum legal qualifications for authorised persons should be three yearsâ experience post-qualification.
  
  Had it not been rejected the amendment would have impacted paragraph 14 of the schedule to the Bill.
  
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/courtsandtribunalsjudiciaryandfunctionsofstaff.html Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill webpage, Parliament.uk]
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