Becoming a magistrate

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My partner is recently retired (age 59) and looking at part time work in various areas partly for a little bit of income (has some pensions but could do with a small income of 3-4k pa) but also for interest and to keep himself involved in life! I still work a bit less than ft.
He is considering applying to become a magistrate and we can't work out whether the allowance paid is only if you are self employed or employed, can anyone tell me - if you are retired and on a pension and not earning, are you still eligible to receive the "financial loss allowance"?
If he is eligible then he would be interested, if not he would need to spend the time on an income producing job.
For reference, the rate up to 4 hrs is £53.98 over 4 hrs is £107.97. plus reimbursement for travel.
Thank you so much for replying!

The clue is in the title really- it’s a “financial loss allowance”. You need to evidence the amount you lose in doing your duties, which if he is not working is £0.

There was an article recently saying that the courts prefer to recruit ethnic minorities, non white collar workers (non professionals) and people under the age of 50 as magistrates. This always made me laugh as it's retired people or people without young children that have the time potentially to do the unpaid work of a magistrate.