Recruiting peer reviewers

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How many peer reviewers are there?
How are peer reviewers recruited?
How do you apply to be a peer reviewer?
What are the criteria to become a peer reviewer?
When is the next recruitment round?

How many peer reviewers are there?

In June 2008 there were 161 peer reviewers across 12 categories of law:

actions against the police
clinical negligence
community care
crime
debt
education
employment
family
housing
immigration
mental health
welfare benefits.

How are peer reviewers recruited?

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies manages the recruitment and training of peer reviewers.

Applicants go through an open selection process. They are accepted on to the panel if they successfully meet the requirements of the recruitment and training process.

Peer reviewers are recruited on a category specific basis.

They are drawn from a range of providers across England and Wales.

How do you apply to be a peer reviewer?

Adverts for independent peer reviewers will appear:

on this page
in Focus newsletter
in LSC update emails.

Applicants should complete the application form under Documents. Please refer to the recruitment criteria.

Applications are not accepted outside an official recruitment round.

What are the criteria to become a Peer Reviewer?

Peer reviewers need to meet a number of essential and preferred requirements (see Documents).

Shortlisted applicants will have their own work or a mixture of their own files and those of their supervisees peer reviewed.

If they are rated as Competence Plus (2) or above they will undertake training in order to join the panel.

When is the next recruitment round?

We completed a recruitment round for crime and community care practitioners in Jun 08.

Recruitment rounds are carried out when required and are advertised:

on this page

in Focus newsletter

in LSC update emails.

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Last updated: 02 September 2008