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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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