RF1 notes &ndash Part A
A. Details of organisation and main office
1.1 Name and address
Name of organisation
The full name of the organisation should appear here.
Type of organisation
This shows details of the type of organisation.
Organisation's SRA number
This is the organisation's reference number. Please quote in any form of contact with us.
Address details
Check the main practice address and contact details, and make any necessary changes.
1.2 Office contacts
We contact firms and organisations at various times throughout the year. To enable us to contact the appropriate people in your firm or organisation, please complete the details of the following.
Practice manager
Occasionally, we contact organisations on practice management issues. Please name the most appropriate person for this purpose.
Organisation's designated complaints-handling person
If you work in private practice, you must ensure that you tell your clients who to contact if they want to complain (see rule 2.05 of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct). Please give the name of the individual responsible for handling complaints. If more than one person deals with complaints, give the name of the most convenient contact first.
Practising certificate renewal contact person
Please name the most appropriate person in your organisation for us to contact if we have any queries relating to your form. We will use this name as a contact for sending next year's form.
Money laundering reporting officer
Please name the person most appropriate to be responsible for compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations 2003. The nominated person should be of sufficient seniority and in a position of sufficient responsibility to enable him or her to have access to all of the firm's client files and business information. Firms regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will need to obtain its approval to the appointment of the nominated officer, as this is a controlled function under the FSA's rules.
Qualified to supervise
Please name the person within your organisation who is qualified to supervise in compliance with rule 5.02 of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007.
1.3 Constituent recognised bodies
We will only print this section if your practice is itself a recognised body.
Visit our glossary for a definition of constituent recognised body.
If your firm has a constituent recognised body not shown on this form, please provide details on a separate sheet.
1.4 SRA internet site and directories
Tick the appropriate boxes in this section.
1.5 Details for directories
You can use this section to provide us with updated information about your organisation. We will use these details to provide information to anyone who makes an enquiry.