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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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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…

Read Chair’s blog – 18 October 2022

Our first Board meeting after the summer break was a valuable opportunity to take stock and consider the progress being made to address the challenges set out in the Reshaping Legal Services strategy and the areas we want to focus our attention on in 2023/24. We held a strategy session in which we considered a…

Read Chair’s blog – 13 September 2022

At the LSB we have started qualitative research into legal professionals’ lived experiences of counter-inclusive practices. This is with the aim of informing future LSB research and policy activity on equality, diversity and inclusion. One of our statutory regulatory objectives is to encourage an independent, strong, diverse and effective legal profession. This research will help…

Read Share your experiences of barriers to getting in and getting on as a legal professional: LSB research into experiences of diversity and inclusion

The Legal Services Board (LSB) today announced that Elisabeth Davies has been re-appointed as Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) for a second term of office. She will serve three years from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026. Dr Helen Phillips, Chair of the Legal Services Board, said: ‘I am confident that…

Read LSB reappoints Elisabeth Davies for second term as Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints

Reshaping Legal Services conference 2022: The public deserves a strong, ethical and diverse profession The Legal Services Board and the Legal Services Consumer Panel are holding the inaugural annual Reshaping Legal Services conference on Thursday 13 October 2022 at the King’s Fund in London. Professional ethics and the rule of law will be debated as the legal…

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Recruitment is underway for one non-lay and two lay members for the LSB Board. To find out more and to apply, please follow the links below: Non-lay member vacancy Lay member vacancy The closing date for applications for all roles is 26 September 2022 at 11:00. To find out more about being a Board member…

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Today, the Legal Services Board publishes a new statutory statement of policy (PDF) on ongoing competence. It sets clear outcomes that the legal services regulators should meet to ensure that lawyers have the necessary skills, knowledge and behaviours to provide good quality legal services.  The launch of the new statement is the culmination of extensive…

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The Board met on Tuesday 19 July 2022 for our final meeting before the summer. The role of Regulation and the Rule of Law Recognising the fundamental role that legal professional’s play in society, one of the projects in our business plan this year is on Rule of law. It will focus on defining the…

Read Chair’s blog 19 July 2022

Responding to today’s publication of the official Diversity of the Judiciary 2022 statistics, Matthew Hill, Chief Executive of the Legal Service Board, said: “Today’s report underlines once again the need for concerted action to ensure that anyone with the right skills and talent can build a successful and senior legal career regardless of their background.”

Read LSB comment on Diversity of the judiciary: 2022 statistics

On Tuesday 5 July 2022 we hosted an in-person panel session on our recently published consumer vulnerability research, and discussion on how the sector can work together to design legal services that best meet individual, and wider society’s needs. We were joined by regulators, academics and consumer groups to hear from: Lucy Lea, Community Research…

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We have heard from some businesses and individuals that they are concerned about the statements made today (12 July 2022, Determining the most appropriate regulation arrangements for the future) by CILEX and CILEx Regulation respectively regarding CILEX’s proposals to look at future options as to the discharge of its regulatory functions involving the regulation of Chartered…

Read LSB statement on CILEX statement to members and CILEx Regulation’s response