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Adam Sampson

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Adam Sampson (born 13 June 1960)[1] was previously the Chief Ombudsman of the Legal Ombudsman, the free service that investigates complaints about lawyers in England and Wales.[2] He took up the post on 1 July 2009: prior to this he was the chief executive of the charity Shelter[3] for seven years.

He was dismissed in November 2014 after ‘irregularities’ were found with his expenses claims.[4][5]

As of 2012 he was the chair of the charity FareShare,[6] a Commissioner on the UK Drug Policy Commission[7] and non-executive chairman of C4H,[8] a community interest housing company.

As of 2021, he was the CEO of the charity St Elizabeth's Centre.

Personal life

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He is married with two children.

References

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  1. ^ "Birthdays", The Guardian, p. 43, 13 June 2014
  2. ^ Clare Horton (2 March 2009). "Head of Shelter quits to helm consumer watchdog". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Adam Sampson to move on". Shelter. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Chief legal ombudsman quits after accounts probe".
  5. ^ "Sampson was sacked – he didn't resign, says MoJ chief". Law Gazette. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. ^ http://www.fareshare.org.uk/?page_id=761[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Adam Sampson: Office for Legal Complaints". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Adam Sampson – Non Executive Chairman". Catalyst for Homes CIC. 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2012.