# The Judicial Appointments Regulations 2013, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111100219/regulation/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-judicial-appointments-regulations-2013/regulation-28
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