Welcome to the Office for Judicial Complaints

Judy Anckorn

Welcome to the website for the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC). The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 gives the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice joint responsibility for the system for considering and determining complaints about the personal conduct of all judicial office holders in England and Wales and some judicial office holders who sit in Tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The OJC was set up on the 3rd April 2006, to handle these complaints and provide advice and assistance to the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice in the performance of their joint role. On this site you will find information about the types of complaints that we can deal with, how the complaints system works, the role of the OJC and what to do if you are considering making a complaint about the personal conduct of a judicial office holder. This site also contains a number of useful links to other organisations that may be able to help or assist you with your complaint. We hope that you will find this website both informative and useful.
Update 29 February 2012:
The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice have asked the Office for Judicial Complaints to conduct a review of the rules and regulations governing judicial discipline. Comments are invited on the recommendations which can be found at http://judicialcomplaints.judiciary.gov.uk/publications.htm. The consultation period runs from 29 February to 23 May.: |Back to top