Consultation on policy statement on professional ethics
We consulted on a draft statement of policy on ‘Upholding Professional Ethical Duties.’
The consultation ran from 6 March to 29 May 2025.
We have also published this summary of the statement of policy.
The following respondents indicated that they we could share their responses here:
- Bruce Manford
- Anonymised response 1
- Transpact
- David Mestres
- Ashray Law
- The Access Group
- Kim Economides
- Hampshire Law Society
- IPReg
- Liverpool Law Society
- Omar Madhloom
- Minster Law
- Family Mediation Council
- CILEx Regulation
- Nottingham Law School
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
- UCL Centre for Ethics
- CLC
- Bar Council
- Solicitors’ Charity
- CIPA
- ICAEW
- Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment
- Stephen Mayson
- London Solicitors Litigation Association
- Faculty Office
- Costs Lawyer Standards Board
- STEP
- LawCare
- Association of Consumer Support Organisations
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Association of Law Teachers
- Institute of Business Ethics
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
- Centre for the Study of Corruption
- Michaela Ahlberg
- TheCityUK
- Joan Loughrey
- Protect
- City of London Law Society
- Emma Williams
- CILEx
- Amplified Global
- Emma Howey
- Legal Ombudsman
- Council of the Inns of Court
- Law Students for Climate Accountability
- Bar Standards Board
- Law Centres Network
- WhistleblowersUK
- UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
- Society of Media Lawyers
- Spotlight on Corruption
- Law Society
- Legal Services Consumer Panel
- Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
- Anonymised response 2
- Anonymised response 3
Consultation on draft business plan and budget for 2026/27
We consulted on our draft business plan and budget for 2026/27. The consultation ran from 17 December 2025 to 11 February 2026 at noon.
- Business plan and budget 2026/27 consultation document.
- This consultation was published alongside our State of Legal Services 2025 report, available here.
We hosted an online event on Tuesday 13 January 2026 to discuss our proposals.
Responses available soon.
Consultation on policy statement on ‘Encouraging a diverse legal profession’
We consulted on a draft statement of policy on ‘Encouraging a diverse legal profession.’ The draft statement contained a series of outcomes and expectations for legal services regulators to pursue in support of equality and diversity across the profession.
The consultation ran from 27 November 2025 to 2 March 2026 at 14:00.
- Consultation document
- Annex A: Draft statement of policy
- Annex B: The case for change
- Annex C: Our current statutory guidance for legal services regulators on encouraging a diverse workforce
- Annex D: Full list of questions in the consultation
Responses available soon.