Regulation 18 Amendments to the Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations 2006I1

For regulations 31 (review of documents), 32 (recommendations without a full review) and 33 (further procedure of review body), substitute—

“Review of documents and procedure of review body

31.

(1)

A review body shall have access to the documents which the Office for Judicial Complaints, an advisory committee, a President, a nominated judge, the investigating judge, the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice have used for the purpose of exercising their functions under these Regulations or under rules made under these Regulations.

(2)

The review body must initially review the case on the basis of those documents and of any statement under regulation 29(4)(b) which the judicial office holder has provided.

(3)

After its initial review under paragraph (2), the review body must—

(a)

determine the procedure it will follow; and

(b)

inform the subject of the disciplinary proceedings of the proposed procedure.

(4)

A review body must take oral evidence from the subject of the disciplinary proceedings if so requested, unless it considers it unnecessary to do so.

(5)

A review body may take evidence, including oral evidence, from any other person.”.