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of time, the judicial accountability system has been
dramatically changed in respect of United Kingdom.
The
procedure
to
be
adopted
is
in
the
following
manner:
“In
terms
of
regulating
misconduct
in
the
judiciary, the executive still plays a central role,
sharing the responsibility for judicial complaints
and
discipline
jointly
with
the
Lord
Chief
Justice,(LCJ); under detailed procedures set out in
the
Concordat
and
implemented
in
the
Judicial
Discipline (Prescribed Procedure) Regulations 2006.
The
old
discretion
Lord
over
Chancellors
judicial
enjoyed
discipline,
considerable
though
the
department was generally thought to handle dismissals
and discipline ‘with considerable natural justice’,
with a ‘quiet word’ often used to encourage Judges to
step aside. Today, responsibility for complaints is
shared
between
the
LCJ
and
the
Lord
Chancellor,
supported by a Judicial Conduct Investigations Office
(JCIO) staffed by civil servants. The Lord Chancellor
is accountable to Parliament for the operation of the
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