Adam Sampson
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 Association of Optometrists.[9]
Personal life
[edit]He is married with two children.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Birthdays", The Guardian, p. 43, 13 June 2014
- ↑ Clare Horton (2 March 2009). "Head of Shelter quits to helm consumer watchdog". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ↑ "Adam Sampson to move on". Shelter. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ↑ "Chief legal ombudsman quits after accounts probe".
- ↑ "Sampson was sacked – he didn't resign, says MoJ chief". Law Gazette. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ↑ http://www.fareshare.org.uk/?page_id=761[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Adam Sampson: Office for Legal Complaints". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ↑ "Adam Sampson – Non Executive Chairman". Catalyst for Homes CIC. 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ↑ "Adam Sampson announced as new AOP Chief Executive". www.aop.org.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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