Regulation 12 Withdrawal of complaint

The complainant may withdraw a complaint at any time.

A complaint must be treated as withdrawn if the complainant indicates that he does not want the complaint or any further information which he has provided to be disclosed to the subject of the disciplinary proceedings.

If a complaint is withdrawn or treated as withdrawn at any time, but the Lord Chancellor or the Lord Chief Justice considers that the matters which it raised are sufficiently serious for further consideration to be necessary, he may direct that the complaint shall be considered further under these regulations or under rules made under these Regulations.