Solicitors Regulation Authority - Closed consultations

Consultations that have closed are listed below. When they are available, summaries and analyses of responses and policy decision announcements are included. For details, please follow the links.

Closed consultations

Requirements for lawyers qualifying as solicitors in England and Wales

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the system for qualified lawyers from outside England and Wales, and for barristers of the English Bar, who wish to become solicitors in England and Wales.

Start—25 February 2008
End—14 April 2008
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Changes in regulatory processes for firms and individuals

How will the current practising certificate exercise and the recognised body renewal process change to accommodate the new forms of practice and regulation enabled by the Legal Services Act?

Start—3 March 2008
End—30 April 2008
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Information requirements from firms

We invite your comments on the types of information the SRA should require from regulated firms to enable us to fulfil our regulatory obligations most effectively.

Start—20 February 2008
End—30 April 2008
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Client financial protection

How should we develop the SRA's client financial protection policy to accommodate legal disciplinary practices and other new regulatory arrangements under the Legal Services Act?

Start—27 February 2008
End—23 April 2008
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Changes to the Recognised Bodies Regulations

We invite you to comment on proposed amendments to the Solicitors' Recognised Bodies Regulations 2007. The amendments relate to our development of a regulatory framework to facilitate firm-based regulation and to allow legal disciplinary practices and participation by non-lawyers, as permitted under the Legal Services Act 2007.

Start—25 February 2008
End—21 April 2008
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Legal Services Act: New forms of practice and regulation

Participate in three consultations on proposed changes to rules and regulatory processes. The changes will enable new forms of practice and regulation.

Start—11 February 2008
End—21 April 2008
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Character and suitability test - LDP non-lawyer managers

We are seeking views on the development of a character and suitability test for non-lawyers who wish to become managers in an SRA-regulated legal disciplinary practice (LDP).

Start—10 January 2008
End—31 March 2008
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Proposals for a review of professional accreditation schemes

We plan to develop a strategic framework within which to review accreditation scheme development and operation. We are keen to hear your views on the key issues surrounding the proposed framework.

Start—24 October 2007
Close—25 January 2008
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Qualifying law degree providers—collaborative arrangements

The Joint Academic Stage Board is consulting on the recognition of qualifying law degree (QLD) providers' collaborative arrangements with non-QLD providers.

Start—4 October 2007
End—21 December 2007
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Legal Services Act: New forms of practice and regulation

The Legal Services Act will reshape the regulatory landscape. Learn how we plan to approach the changes, and comment on our outline policy paper.

Start—5 November 2007
End—14 December 2007
Status—CLOSED, analysis of comments in progress

Allocation and collection of fees

We are keen to obtain views from the profession, trainees, students and other stakeholders on proposed principles for the allocation and collection of fees, other than the practising certificate fee.

Start—26 June 2007
End—26 September 2007
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Solicitors acting for seller and buyer

Are changes needed to the rules on conflict of interests and solicitors acting for seller and buyer in conveyancing, property selling and mortgage related services?

Start—26 April 2007
End—26 July 2007
Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses in progress

Future structure of the Legal Practice Course

We are keen to hear the views of our stakeholders on a series of proposed changes to the Legal Practice Course.

Start—23 February 2007
End—21 May 2007
Status—CLOSED, SRA Board decision announced

A new framework for work-based learning

Express your views on a new framework for assessing trainee solicitors' performance in practice. If implemented, it will replace the training contract arrangements.

Start—15 February 2007
End—9 May 2007
Status—CLOSED, SRA Board decision announced

Regulatory decision-making and adjudication

Give us your views on a series of proposals relating to regulatory decision-making and adjudication.

Start—19 February 2007
End—7 May 2007
Status—CLOSED

Residual client account balances

Should solicitors still be required to obtain the SRA's permission before donating leftover client money to charity? Should a specific rule be made requiring them to return leftover funds to clients within a reasonable time?

Start—12 February 2007
End—7 May 2007
Status—CLOSED, report on responses and recommendations available

Modernisation of regulatory decisions

Comment on two proposals: giving greater publicity to regulatory decisions, and concluding regulatory investigations by agreement.

Start—29 January 2007
End—4 May 2007
Status—CLOSED, SRA Board policy statements published

Character and suitability guidelines

Will our draft guidelines for the assessment of character and suitability for admission to the solicitors' profession achieve their objectives?

Start—2 February 2007
End—27 April 2007
Status—CLOSED, SRA Board decision announced

Higher rights of audience

Are the current restrictions on higher rights of audience justifiable in the interests of the public or the proper administration of justice?

Start—12 January 2007
End—12 April 2007
Status—CLOSED, SRA Board decision announced

Trainee solicitors minimum salary

Should the SRA continue to play a role in the regulation of trainee solicitors' salaries?

Start—19 October 2006
End—19 January 2007
Status—CLOSED, SRA Board decision announced

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