GREATER MANCHESTER MAGISTRATES ASSOCIATION

CONTEXTUAL VISITS

Please note that the Contextual Visits detailed below are exclusively for Greater Manchester Magistrates Association (GM MA) members and are not open to the public.

Here are details of a newly arranged Contextual Visit for June 2026



The Greater Manchester branch of the Magistrates Association have made arrangements for the following newly arranged Contextual Visit exclusively for all GM MA members.

Youth Justice Teams

 

Completely new and especially for Youth Magistrates, although all are most welcome. This visit will provide a valuable insight into the working of Youth Justice Teams and how young people are dealt with outside court.


Tameside/Stockport/Oldham YJS - Tuesday 16th June - 13:00 - 16:00

at Ashton Old Library Ashton under Lyne OL6 7SQ

 

This is a collaborative offering from a selection YJ staff e.g. Team Manager’s / YJ Practitioner’s/ SALT’s / Victim Worker’s to join us. The heads of service from each borough will also be available for answer questions.


From the visit magistrates can expect:


  • Better understand the roles of different staff involved in our multi-disciplinary youth justice teams


  • Gain an insight into what happens at a referral order panel meeting & how the referral order ‘contract’ is designed and agreed via the panel process


  • Understand how YJS’s arrive at PSR sentencing proposals & Bail proposals


  • Understand the role & impact of YJ speech & language therapists and the importance of the new 'communication passports’ in court


  • There will also be opportunities to have wider conversations about what is working well in relation to YJ/court partnership working & any areas where this might be further developed.


This visit is open to all members in Adult, Youth, and Family courts and will provide interesting learning for all magistrates. Places will be limited.


It’s important we show strong support as these days take quite a bit of planning from the YJ teams.


All Contextual Visits are free of charge and available only to

members of Graeter Manchester Magistrates Association.

Applications to attend this visit to YJS on the 16th June can only be made via completion of an online form. Click on the following button to open the form:

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Previous Contextual Visits:



April 2026 Visit to TfGM - Transport for Greater Manchester


This meeting and presentation took place at TfGM’s Shudehill Interchange in Manchester City Centre.


The meeting included informative presentations from the GM Combined Authority (GMCA) Violence Reduction Unit and the TfGM TravelSafe Partnership (TSP) team, which provided a comprehensive overview of TSP. Attendees then participated in a demonstration of Virtual Reality headsets and viewed the 'Victimless Crime' video, aimed at addressing youth anti-social behaviour. Following lunch, participants proceeded to the Victoria Metrolink stop to observe an ongoing security operation.


The number of participants for this visit was restricted to 10, based on the available room capacity, and reservations were made well in advance.


There will be more Contextual Visits coming soon, so watch this space for details.


All Contextual Visits are free of charge and available only to

members of Graeter Manchester Magistrates Association.