On 28 January, the Law Society Council approved the transfer of the following voluntary accreditation schemes from the SRA to the Law Society:
- Children Panel Accreditation Scheme
- Civil and Commercial Mediation Accreditation Scheme
- Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme
- Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme
- Family Law Accreditation Scheme
- Family Law Accreditation Scheme Advanced
- Family Mediation Accreditation Scheme
- Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme
- Mental Health Review Tribunal Accreditation Scheme
- Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme
- Planning Law Accreditation Scheme
The following mandatory schemes remain with the SRA:
- Higher rights of audience
- Insolvency practitioners
- Police station representatives
The transfer was completed on 30 June 2009.
If you require any information on the Law Society-run schemes, visit www.lawsociety.org.uk/accreditation.
New SRA information reflecting the revised arrangements will be published
here shortly.