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Judicial Conduct Investigations Office: Complaints

Commons · Question 87533 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints have been made to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office on (a) bias against and (b) unfair treatment of fathers in family law proceedings in the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 10 Nov 2025

Our judges swear an oath to act "without fear or favour, affection or ill will". Judges make decisions based on the evidence and arguments presented to them, applying the law as it stands.To uphold the important principle of judicial independenc...