172 for reviewing the JCIO process itself. Complaints of Judges can raise concerns about the handling of a complaint (but not the merits of the decision made) with the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman (JACO). Allegations of serious misconduct remain very rare amongst the senior judiciary. That said the JCIO and the JACO receive significant numbers of complaints an average of around 1,700 a year. This, in turn, requires significant resources: the JCIO has fifteen staff and the JACO ten. A significant proportion of complaints received (normally 50 per cent or more) relate to judicial decisions rather than alleged misconduct and are dismissed for this reason. Between 2008 and 2013 an average of fifteen court judges were disciplined each year for misconduct. A similar number (eighteen) resigned. The average figure for Judges removed from office is very low- less than two per year.” (Ibid) Though the United Kingdom is the only country which is being run by unwritten constitution— the Executive, the Monarch, the Parliament and the

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