# The Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations 2006, Regulation 14: Consideration of a complaint by the Office for Judicial Complaints


(1) Unless there are reasons why it believes that a complaint should be investigated, the Office for Judicial Complaints must dismiss a complaint, or part of a complaint, if it falls into any of the following categories—
(a) it does not adequately particularise the matter complained of;
(b) it is about a judicial decision or judicial case management, and raises no question of misconduct;
(c) the action complained of was not done or caused to be done by a judicial office holder;
(d) it is vexatious;
(e) it is without substance or, even if substantiated, would not require any disciplinary action to be taken;
(f) it is untrue, mistaken or misconceived;
(g) it raises a matter which has already been dealt with, whether under these regulations or otherwise, and does not present any material new evidence;
(h) it is about a person who no longer holds any judicial office;
(i) it is about the private life of a judicial office holder and could not reasonably be considered to affect his suitability to hold judicial office;
(j) it is about the professional conduct in a non-judicial capacity of a judicial office holder and could not reasonably be considered to affect his suitability to hold judicial office;
(k) for any other reason it does not relate to misconduct by a judicial office holder.
(2) The Office for Judicial Complaints may not dismiss a complaint under paragraph (1)(a) unless it has given the complainant a reasonable opportunity to provide adequate particulars of the complaint.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/676/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-discipline-prescribed-procedures-regulations-2006/regulation-14
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