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 left his post in November 2014 after controversy with the Ministry of Justice about the treatment of his expenses. [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.

Since 2021, he has been the CEO of the Association of Optometrists.

Personal life

He is divorced with two children.

References

  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. ↑ "Many more questions than answers: the strange case of Adam Sampson".
  6. ↑ http://www.fareshare.org.uk/?page_id=761%5B%5D
  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.
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