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Number of Judicial Review applications taken out agains the Health or Parliamentary Ombudsman from 2008 to 2012

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September 2013



Freedom of Information Request


You asked for the following information, from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ):


Please tell me in the last 5 years, how many Judicial Reviews have been taken out against the Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman Service and how many have been allowed or won?


Your request has been passed to me because I have responsibility for answering requests relating to Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunal Service in London and is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000


I can confirm that Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunal Service holds the information that you have asked for, and I am pleased to provide this to you.


The table below shows the number of Judicial Review applications taken out against the Health Ombudsman or Parliamentary Ombudsman from January 2008 to December 2012.


Number of Judicial Review applications received where the 1st defendant was recorded as the;

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Total

Health Ombudsman

1

0

0

0

0

1

Parliamentary Ombudsman

0

3

3

2

1

9

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

7

5

4

10

3

29

Total

8

8

7

12

4

39


Of the cases listed above none were successful at a substantive hearing. The table below lists the stage or reason as to why these Judicial Review applications were unsuccessful.


Number

Reason

1

Case is still live.

2

Dismissed at substantive hearing.

1

Withdrawn.

4

Not renewed following permission being refused.

1

Withdrawn at renewal hearing.

30

Refused permission at the initial permission hearing or following renewal.




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