Judiciary: Public Appointments
(asked on 1st March 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many substantive complaints of unfairness in the making of judicial appointments have been upheld by the Judicial Appointments Commission under its own internal procedures; and what remedy has been offered and provided in each such case.
JAC complaints are not categorised by reference to claims of unfairness. All internal complaints upheld since 2014-15 are set out below.
Year | Complaints Upheld | Remedy |
2020-21 | 3 Partially Upheld | 3 Apologies Issues |
2019-20 | 0 | N/A |
2018-19 | 3 Upheld | 3 re-admitted to next stage of exercise (all Selection Day) |
2017-18 | 4 Upheld | 2 re-admitted to next stage of exercise, 1 retrospective adjustment applied, 1 apology |
2016-17 | 1 Upheld | Invited to Selection Day (Complainant Holiday originally clashed) |
2015-16 | 1 Upheld | 1 re-admitted to next stage of process |
2014-15 | 0 | N/A |
Totals | 9 Upheld |
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| 3 Partially Upheld |