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20th April 2017
Recruitment campaign for Lay Observers now closed
Our recruitment campaign for new Lay Observers has now closed. If you wish to be put on the vacancy alert list, please send an email to: LOrecruitment@justice.gsi.gov.uk.

7th December 2016
Chair of Lay Observers publishes Annual Report for 2015/16
Repeated communication failures and inconsistent medical support are causing risks to the health of detainees in court custody and their ability to communicate their defence adequately says Tony FitzSimons Chair of the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services Lay Observers in his annual report to the Secretary of State for Justice. In the report he urges … Read more >

30th August 2016
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Welcome to the Lay Observers website. We hope you find the information here both helpful and informative. We also hope this site will encourage you to find out more about the organisation & consider becoming a new member, to undertake this interesting, challenging and important work.

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