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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published a new report on its enforcement activity. Their 2018/19 Upholding Professional Standards report sets out the diversity profile, broken down by gender, ethnicity, age and disability, of individuals reported to the SRA, those taken forward for investigation and those against whom an action was taken by either the…

Read LSB response to the SRA’s report on enforcement activity and diversity monitoring

Following the publication of our State of Legal Services 2020 report, we have developed a draft strategy for the legal services sector, which we are currently consulting on, alongside our draft business plan 2021-22. The draft strategy outlines the part that we will play in tackling the significant challenges facing the sector, and we are…

Read State of Legal Services 2020 event – 14 January 2021

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a consultation on a draft strategy for the legal services sector and is inviting others to say how they will also contribute to reshaping legal services to better meet the needs of society. The strategy follows the publication of LSB’s State of Legal Services 2020 report last month….

Read LSB invites contributions to a new strategy for the legal services sector

As is usual at this time of the year, our final Board meeting of 2020 involved looking back on the last 12 months and looking forward to the year ahead – and beyond. We started with a rich discussion about a draft strategy for the legal services sector, which we have developed in response to…

Read Chair’s Blog – December 2020

The Legal Services Board (LSB) today announces the reappointment of Sarah Chambers as the Chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel, and Adam Cooper and Mark McLaren as Consumer Panel Members. Sarah has been Chair since 1 May 2018, and her first term of office will end on 30 April 2021. She has been reappointed…

Read LSB reappoints Consumer Panel Chair Sarah Chambers and two other members

The Legal Services Board (LSB) today announces the reappointment of Annette Lovell and Jane Martin to the board of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC).  The OLC is the board of the Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales. Its board members are appointed by and accountable to the LSB, which can set performance targets and…

Read LSB reappoints Office for Legal Complaints board members

LSB plans to galvanise efforts to reshape legal services A new report by the Legal Services Board (LSB) gives an in-depth review of the legal services sector following ten years of independent regulation. The State of Legal Services 2020 report is informed by data, evidence and conversations with a wide range of individuals and organisations…

Read Ten-year report reveals that the basic legal needs of many in society are still not being met

LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of CILEx Regulation’s Compensation Arrangements for 2021.

Read [Exemption Direction] Exemption Direction 166 CILEx Regulation Compensation Arrangements 2021

LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of alterations to the SRA’s Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.

Read [Exemption Direction] Exemption Direction 165 SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations

LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of alterations to CILEx Regulation’s Enforcement Rules.

Read [Exemption Direction] Exemption Direction 164 CILEx Regulation Enforcement Rules

LSB directs the exemption from the requirement for LSB approval of alterations to the SRA’s Compensation Fund Determinations.

Read [Exemption Direction] Exemption Direction 163 SRA Compensation Fund Determinations

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) application to make significant changes to how people qualify as solicitors in England and Wales. The changes include the introduction of a new centralised assessment, the Solicitors Qualification Examination (SQE), and a requirement for a minimum of two years’ qualifying work experience (QWE)….

Read Legal Services Board approves significant changes to how solicitors qualify