Judicial Conduct Investigations Office

The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) supports the Lord Chancellor and the Lady Chief Justice in their joint responsibility for judicial discipline.

We deal with misconduct complaints against:

Salaried and fee-paid courts judges
Judges and non-legal members of tribunals
Coroners

Misconduct means personal misbehaviour which is serious enough to require the Lord Chancellor and the Lady Chief Justice to take formal disciplinary action.

You can find more information about the types of complaints we can and cannot deal with here.

You can find information about how to make a complaint here.

You can find out how to contact us here.

If you need to request reasonable adjustments, please refer to our reasonable adjustments policy

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Confidentiality

Please note: In accordance with Section 139 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, information about judicial disciplinary cases which relates to an identified or identifiable individual is confidential and must not be disclosed without lawful authority. This does not apply to formal action taken at the conclusion of the disciplinary process, which is published on the JCIO’s website as per the Lord Chief Justices and Lord Chancellors’ publication policy. Personal data is protected under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018