Regulation 40 Disclosure of information

The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice shall inform the complainant whether his complaint has been upheld or dismissed, and what if any disciplinary action they have agreed to take.

The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice shall agree upon the terms of any information given under paragraph (1) and the manner in which it shall be given.

The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice may disclose information about disciplinary proceedings or the taking of disciplinary action against identified or identifiable judicial office holders to anyone to whom they agree it is necessary to give such information.

The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice may agree to the public disclosure of information about disciplinary action where they agree that the maintenance of public confidence in the judiciary requires that such information be disclosed.