Quarterly regulatory outcomes reports
We publish quarterly reports for our stakeholders on the outcomes of our regulatory activities.
- 2011 reports
- 2010 reports
- 2009 reports
- 2008 reports
- 2007 reports
We also publish key statistics about the population of solicitors and firms that we regulate.
Research on attitudes to regulation and compliance in legal services
The SRA is keen to build an understanding of the impact of the introduction of outcomes-focused regulation (OFR) in October 2011. For this purpose, we have formed a 'baseline' of attitudes towards compliance against which to measure the impact of OFR over time.
The two documents below were published on 29 February 2012.
Consumer research reports
Our consumer research studies are key to developing our engagement with our stakeholders.
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Review of the Compensation Fund
The Financial Protection Committee has completed its 18-month review of the Compensation Fund. Their report is now available to download.
View executive summary
Review of SRA client financial protection arrangements
In July 2010, the SRA commissioned Charles River Associates (CRA) to undertake a "roots and branch" review of the current financial protection arrangements. The review considers the scope of protection offered to the consumers (including "sophisticated" consumers such as financial institutions) of legal services, the means by which that protection is delivered, and the impact of those arrangements on consumers, individual firms, the legal services sector as a whole, and the SRA itself. Given the impending changes to the legal services sector, the review also considers alternative business structures (ABS) as part of the population of firms for any proposed financial protection arrangements.
This report is not SRA policy, and is currently under consideration by the SRA with a view to entering wider consultation in December 2010 on any proposed changes to financial protection arrangements for 2011 and beyond.
View executive summary
Download full report (PDF 189 pages, 1.2M)
The SRA's response to the Independent Complaints Resolution Service's annual report
In October 2010, following a tender process, the SRA appointed the Independent Complaints Resolution Service (ICRS) to provide a final independent response to individual complaints and to oversee the way we carry out our complaints handling function.
This document sets out the SRA's response to the findings and recommendations made by the ICRS in their 2010/2011 annual report.
View SRA's response to the ICRS's annual report.