The Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations 2006

Report of investigating judge

25.—(1) Subject to his terms of reference, the investigating judge may decide the form and content of his report.

(2) The investigating judge must disclose a draft of his report to the subject of the disciplinary proceedings and invite him to make representations about it.

(3) The investigating judge must disclose a draft of his report to any complainant and invite him to make representations about it.

(4) The investigating judge may show a draft of his report to any other person, and invite him to make representations about it.

(5) Disclosure of the draft report under paragraphs (3) or (4)—

(a) may be of the whole or part,

(b) may be in the form of a summary, and

(c) must omit any information the disclosure of which is prohibited under section 139 of the Act.

(6) Representations must be provided to the investigating judge within ten business days of disclosure of the draft report under paragraphs (3) or (4).

(7) After considering any representations made in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) and (6) the investigating judge must—

(a) complete his report and submit it to the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice, with details of any requested changes which he has not made;

(b) send a copy of his report to the subject of the disciplinary proceedings; and

(c) send a copy of his report or the relevant part of his report to any other person who has been invited to make representations about the draft report, but omitting any material the disclosure of which is prohibited under section 139 of the Act.