February 2023 newsletter
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Category: News
Alan Kershaw confirmed as new LSB Chair as Dr Helen Phillips steps down
The Ministry of Justice and Legal Services Board (LSB) today announced the appointment of Alan Kershaw as the new Chair of the LSB. He has been appointed for a four-year term effective from 1 April 2023. The Lord Chancellor made the appointment in consultation with the Lord Chief Justice in accordance with the Legal Services…
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Legal Services Board appoints two new OLC Board members
The Legal Services Board (LSB) today announces the appointments of Rachel Cerfontyne as a new lay member and Patricia Tueje as a non-lay member of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC). The OLC is the Board of the Legal Ombudsman, and the LSB has made these appointments in accordance with the Legal Services Act 2007….
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Chair’s Blog – 24 January 2023
At our first Board meeting of 2023, we discussed some of our workstreams that will enable us to continue addressing the challenges set out in the Reshaping Legal Services Strategy both this year and beyond. Annual regulatory performance assessment report We discussed our annual regulatory performance report for 2022, published earlier this month. As part…
LSB’s assessment demands increased transparency and more robust decision-making by legal regulators
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published its annual assessment of the performance of eight legal services regulators (PDF). Each body regulates different types of lawyers and carries out its responsibilities differently. However, they have the same obligations under the Legal Services Act 2007. They are expected to demonstrate how they put consumers, the public…
LSB Christmas closure – December 2022
The Legal Services Board is closed from Friday 23 December 2022 and will open again on Tuesday 3 January 2023. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Driving forward the strategy: LSB launches consultation on draft business plan for 2023/24
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today launched a consultation on its draft business plan and budget for 2023/24 to drive forward its ambition to deliver a legal services market that better meets society’s needs. Covering the third year of our Reshaping Legal Services strategy, the plan sets out our planned work for April 2023…
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Chair’s blog – 29 November 2022
This was our last Board meeting of 2022, and it was a coming together of a number of work strands which have been in development for some months now. Our focus as a Board continues to be on further advancing the Reshaping Legal Services strategy and addressing those challenges through innovative approaches. Significantly, exploring how…
Research proposes a new design and evaluation framework for the Judicial Diversity Forum’s diversity and inclusion initiatives
New research by the Bridge Group explored Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF) officials’ views and experiences of the outcomes and impact of their diversity and inclusion initiatives. The research analysed the aims of activities and if they had reached the people they were intended to benefit. It also considered the extent to which partners’ activities complemented…
LSB submits evidence on the Economic Crime Bill
The Legal Services Board has submitted evidence (PDF) to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. Our interest is primarily in section 155 of the Bill, which would add a new regulatory objective to the Legal Services Act. We support introducing this new regulatory objective, which would…
For the public, empowering regulators: LSB publishes new regulatory performance framework
Today, the Legal Service Board (LSB) published a new approach to regulatory performance. It invites the frontline legal regulators to take the lead on demonstrating that they are well-led and have an effective approach to regulating in the public interest. Effective regulation protects and benefits the public while supporting leadership, growth, and innovation. The new…
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Chair’s blog – 18 October 2022
Building on the momentum of the Reshaping Legal Services conference We started our Board meeting on 18 October 2022 by reflecting on our first Reshaping Legal Services conference last week. The theme was ‘A diverse public deserves a strong, ethical and diverse profession.’ Thank you to everyone who attended in person and online and contributed…