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 charity St Elizabeth's Centre.

Personal life

He is married 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. "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%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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