SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13The Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman
The Ombudsman
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1
The Ombudsman is appointed by Her Majesty on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor.
2
A person must not be appointed as the Ombudsman if he is employed in the civil service of the State or if he has ever been any of these—
a
a practising barrister in England and Wales;
b
a practising solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales;
c
a practising advocate in Scotland;
d
a practising solicitor in Scotland;
e
a practising member of the Bar of Northern Ireland;
f
a practising solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland;
g
the holder of an office listed in Schedule 14.
3
Before recommending a person for appointment as the Ombudsman the Lord Chancellor must consider—
a
whether the person has exercised functions that appear to the Lord Chancellor to be of a judicial nature and such as to make the person inappropriate for the appointment;
b
whether any past service in a capacity mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) appears to the Lord Chancellor to make the person inappropriate for the appointment;
c
whether the extent of any present or past party political activity or affiliations appears to the Lord Chancellor to make the person inappropriate for the appointment.
4
The service referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(b) is service as any of these—
a
a Commissioner;
b
a member of the staff of the Commission;
c
a member of the House of Commons;
d
a person employed in the civil service of the State.