Speeches

Sir Peter Bottomley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sir Peter Bottomley on 2014-04-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (a) started and concluded its investigation into Benjamin Mire; and what steps that Office subsequently took.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The investigation into Mr Mire’s conduct was initiated by the President of the Residential Property Tribunal in accordance with the Judicial Complaints (Tribunals) Rules 2008 and the Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office was advised of the complaint against Mr Mire on the 13 October 2011.

The investigation was conducted in accordance with the Regulations and ceased upon Mr Mire’s resignation as a Valuer Chair of the Southern Property Tribunal on the 16 July 2013.