Who can complain

Judicial appointments

The Ombudsman will consider individual complaints from candidates for judicial office who are unhappy with some aspect of the Judicial Appointment Commission's handling of their application.

Judicial conduct

The Ombudsman will consider individual complaints from a member of the public or a judge who is unhappy with some aspect of the handling of their case by the Office for Judicial Complaints, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice, a Magistrates' Advisory Committee or a Tribunal President.

A full list of the Ombudsman's potential constituents can be found here - alphabetical list of offices included in Schedule 14 of the Act (PDF 80Kb, 7 pages).

In addition to this list, since April 2006 Coroners, lay members of Employment Tribunals for England & Wales and Scotland, members of the Special Educational Needs & Disability Tribunal for England and members of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel are also included.

For conduct complaints the following offices are also included in the Ombudsman's remit:

High Court Judges
Lord Justices of Appeal
Heads of Division