Corporate publications

A review into the latest research and best practice in supporting neurodivergent candidates through selection processes, so that this can be practically applied within the JAC's context.

This research looks at the reasons for differential outcomes observed for some candidate groups on the JAC’s qualifying test, the first stage selection tool used for large selection exercises.  

The project, run by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and commissioned in May 2021, looks into measures used by other common law jurisdictions to improve judicial diversity, in order to better understand if any of these could be successful in England and Wales.

This provides the JAC's response to the independent review of statutory consultation, delivered by the Work Psychology Group.

The review has found that that evidence-based statutory consultation can support the selection panel in assessing candidates and that there is no direct evidence that the statutory consultation process impacts disproportionately on recommendations for appointment for any group.

In December 2021 we published a report of the ‘deep dive’ statistical analysis that we commissioned in 2018 to examine the differences in success rates for target group candidates in selection exercises. You can read more about the key findings of the analysis and next steps

This review contains details of how the JAC shortlisting tools were evaluated by independent consultants and a summary of key findings.