Regulation 28 Selection following rejection or requirement to reconsider

(1)

If under regulation 26 the Lord Chancellor rejects or requires reconsideration of a selection at stage 1 or 2, the selection panel must select a person in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

If the Lord Chancellor rejects a selection, the selection panel—

(a)

may not select the person rejected; and

(b)

where the rejection is following reconsideration of a selection, may not select the person (if different) whose selection it reconsidered.

(3)

If the Lord Chancellor requires a selection to be reconsidered, the selection panel—

(a)

may select the same person or a different person; but

(b)

where the requirement to reconsider follows a rejection, may not select the person rejected.

(4)

The selection panel must inform the Lord Chancellor of the person selected following a rejection or a requirement to reconsider.

(5)

Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not prevent a person being selected on a subsequent request under section 78^f1.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 78 is amended by paragraph 62 of Schedule 13 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013.