Student enrolment 2012

Last updated 16 May 2012

PLEASE READ: IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS

Student enrolment is the process by which you

1. demonstrate to the SRA that you have satisfied the academic stage requirements and are therefore eligible and sufficiently qualified to continue to the vocational stage of training,
2. demonstrate by passing the Suitability Test that you are of the appropriate character to continue to the next stage of training on the route to becoming a solicitor, and
3. bring yourself within the regulatory regime of the SRA.

The SRA Training Regulations 2011 state that you must have enrolled with us before you commence the LPC. It is very important that you apply for student enrolment in advance of your anticipated LPC start date to allow time for your application to be processed.

Deadlines

• If you have any character and suitability issues, you must apply for student enrolment six months in advance of your LPC start date.
• If you do not have any character and suitability issues, you must apply for student enrolment one month in advance of your LPC start date.

In order for an application to be considered, it must be complete; a completed application consists of a fully completed form and the appropriate fee of £80.00 together with any supporting documentation.

We are unable to expedite applications for the purposes of meeting individual students' personal deadlines (e.g. bank loan deadlines or visa applications).

Please note the student enrolment fees are non-refundable.

How should I apply?

If you have not made a previous application to the SRA, please register and apply online.

If you have a current SRA number that starts with 007, please apply onlineusing your existing username and password. (Please do not re-register.) 

If you have made a previous application to the SRA (e.g. for a certificate of academic standing or CPE exemption) and you have been provided with a reference number that does not start with 007, you cannot apply online. Instead download an application form.

If you have previously been granted student enrolment and completion of the academic stage of training, but your enrolment has since lapsed, you cannot apply online. Instead, you need to download an application form.  

Online applications

The online enrolment system will be available for the period 16 April 2012 to 1 September 2012, inclusive.

After this date, any student enrolment application will need to be downloaded and submitted as a paper form together with the appropriate fee and any supporting documents. Download forms

Completion of the academic stage of training

Please ensure that you also complete an application for completion of the academic stage of training. If you are completing your degree during 2012, please enter the predicted result.

Deadlines

• If you have any character and suitability issues, you must apply for student enrolment six months in advance of your LPC start date.
• If you do not have any character and suitability issues, you must apply for student enrolment one month in advance of your LPC start date.

Late applications

Applications will only be considered when accompanied by a comprehensive explanation of the circumstances for the failure to meet the deadline. Applications will be assessed by taking into account all the relevant circumstances of that particular individual.

• Refused applications – will be returned together with the fee.
• Accepted applications – we aim to process the application within 30 days of the decision to accept.

If you commence the LPC before having received confirmation of student enrolment and completion of the academic stage, you do so at your own risk. Providers will ask students to leave the course and any fees may be forfeit if either student enrolment and/or completion of the academic stage of training are subsequently refused.

Applications for 2013 LPC commencement

If you are applying for a LPC programme with a start date in 2013, you can either apply online now—or apply after 1 September 2012 by downloading and completing the application form. Please clearly mark your application as being for a 2013 LPC.

Please use www.sra.org.uk/enrol to link to this page.