Judicial Conduct Investigations Office: Annual Report 2019–20

(Limited Text - Ministerial Extracts only)

Thursday 17th December 2020 Written Statements

[The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Robert Buckland)]

With the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, I will today publish the 14th annual report of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO).

The JCIO supports the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor in our joint statutory responsibility for judicial discipline.

The judiciary comprises approximately 22,000 individuals serving across a range of jurisdictions. Over the past year, the JCIO received 1,292 complaints against judicial office holders, and 42 investigations resulted in disciplinary action.

I have placed copies of the report in the Libraries of both Houses, the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office. Copies are also available online at: https:// judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/

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