WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones has issued calls for more of the town’s magistrates to actually come from 
within the borough.
She has raised the issue nationally with Justice Secretary Jack Straw and asked him to look what could be done to address the situation.
The MP has previously stated she would like to see more people selected as magistrates from Warrington North, saying that most newly-appointed magistrates came from Warrington South.
Currently, eight magistrates sitting at Warrington come from outside the borough.
Ms Jones said: “We need to encourage more people from communities that suffer the most crime and anti-social behaviour to come forward as magistrates. There are many magistrates in certain wards, but some of the most deprived have no representatives on the bench at all.
“Although I have no doubt that the current magistrates are trying conscientiously to do a good job, I believe we should be trying to ensure that the bench is more representative of the community it serves.”
Mr Straw has agreed with the Warrington MP and says he hopes a scheme that encourages more people to become magistrates can be introduced.
MP wants more local magistrates
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