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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Exam 18: Questions and Answers

True or false: in Northern Ireland, magistrates who hear the least serious criminal cases must be legally qualified and are paid a salary.

Correct answer: True

In Northern Ireland, magistrates who hear the least serious criminal cases must be legally qualified and are paid a salary, unlike the unpaid volunteer magistrates who hear such cases in England, Wales and Scotland.

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