HC Deb 12 February 1996 vol 271 cc407-8W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many cases the legal ombudsman has(a) accepted and (b) finalised in 1995; and what is the average time between (a) and (b). [13889]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

In 1995 the legal services ombudsman(a) accepted 1,436 cases for investigation and (b) finalised and issued reports in 1,041 cases. The average time between (a) and (b) in 1995 was six and a half months.