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We have published a discussion paper on how to improve transparency of quality in the legal services market and are inviting feedback
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Our State of Legal Services 2020 report gives an in-depth review of the legal services sector following ten years of independent regulation
Including who to complain to if you have a problem with a lawyer or a regulator.
Board member biographies, Board minutes, expenses
Business Plan, Annual Report and Accounts, cost statement
Legal Services Consumer Panel, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, Office for Legal Complaints
Our costs statement for the year ended 31 March 2020
Summary of the themes and evidence following our call for information
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Find out more about the LSB's range of approval and decision making powers.
See all current applications from regulators to change regulatory arrangements.
Read and respond to our consultations.
Find out more about how we hold regulators to account.
Five-year policy objective: The regulators have appropriate frameworks for continuing assurance of professional competence throughout the careers of the people they regulate.
This project includes our response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) legal services market study and work on related issues.
Find out more about our work in responding to the regulatory implications of technological innovation, and about our new five-year policy objective
Find out more about our work to ensure legal services are accessible to all and promote diversity and inclusion in the sector
We have brought multiple sources of data together to help increase understanding within the sector of the consequences of Covid-19
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Our State of Legal Services Report 2020 gives an in-depth review of the legal services sector following ten years of independent regulation.
Largest ever legal needs survey in England and Wales co funded with the Law Society
Discover a range of data and information on the legal services market.
How small businesses respond when experiencing legal issues
Understanding changes in legal services prices over time.
Chair’s blog – February 2021
The focus of our meeting this month was how we continue to broaden and deepen our engagement with the sector. …
LSB opens debate on improving transparency of the quality of legal services as research reveals consumers’ struggle to choose lawyers
New research from the Legal Services Board provides insights into the challenges people face when comparing and choosing legal services …
LSB sets out options for ensuring the ongoing competence of lawyers
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has confirmed that it will develop and consult on a more robust approach to ensuring …
Covid dashboard gives clearest picture yet of pandemic’s impact on legal services – February 2021 update
Since June 2020, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has been tracking multiple data sources to provide the clearest picture we …
Our response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life: Artificial Intelligence and Public Standards
In November 2020, the Committee on Standards in Public Life wrote to regulators to understand better how existing regulators are …
New LSB rules on regulators’ fees will increase transparency for lawyers and raise standards
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today published new Rules and Guidance to increase transparency on how legal services regulators …
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