By Janet A Sesay
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has organized a week’s training for their staff. The training started yesterday, 9th November and will end on Saturday, 14th November, 2020. It involves all court registrars, support and administrative staffs.
According to the judiciary, the training will enhance the functional effectiveness and efficiency in discharge by their staffs. It is being fully funded by the Judiciary with funds from the Government of Sierra Leone, under the leadership of the Hon. Chief Justice, Desmond Babatunde Edwards.
The Chief Justice desires to bring sustainable reforms, improve court governance and administration for quality institutional management.
According to the Chief Justice, the court has a responsibility not only in the administration of justice but also to provide a demand-driven training for their staffs to build capacity for an effective functioning.
The training will also cover roles of the court registrars, bailiffs, court secretaries in both civil and criminal proceedings, treatment of vulnerable and special witnesses, bail and bond regulations, bail and bond requirements, management of records, facilities and assets, ethics with particular reference to the code of conduct for support staff and many more.
Within this training period, there will be no court sittings.