Last updated 20 October 2011
QLTS Regulations 2010 – applications and appeals under Schedule 2(3)(ii)
Schedule 2(3) states that:
"Candidates who have commenced the Bar Vocational Course after 1 August 2009 and before the 15 July 2011 on a part-time basis, shall be treated as if their application for a certificate of eligibility had been made under the QLTR provided that the candidate has successfully completed the Bar Vocational Course:
- (i) prior to 31 August 2011; or
- (ii) if the SRA, in the exercise of its discretion, determines that a candidate's circumstances are exceptional, such later date as the SRA shall determine should apply."
Procedure if you do not have exceptional circumstances
Exceptional circumstances
Procedure if you consider that your circumstances are exceptional
New Suitability Test and QLTS Regulations
The QLTS Regulations 2011 replaced the QLTS Regulations 2010 from 6 October 2011.
The new regulations include the SRA Suitability Test 2011, which replaced the character and suitability guidelines from 6 October 2011.
New applications for certificates of eligibility under the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme Regulations, or notifications or disclosure of suitability matters, are assessed under the new Suitability Test.
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The Legal Services Board approved the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme Regulations 2010 (QLTS) which were implemented on 1 September 2010.
The QLTS replaces the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Regulations (QLTR) 2009 and the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) although these will remain in effect for those holding valid QLTR certificates of eligibility.
The QLTR and QLTT needed to be reviewed to reflect
- changes to legal education and to the domestic route to qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales,
- the establishment of the SRA, with its core duty to regulate the solicitors' profession in the public interest and in accordance with the principles of good regulation,
- obligations on members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to afford no-less-favourable treatment to some WTO members than others, and
- the Law Society's and SRA's experience of operating the QLTR since 1990.
To develop the new scheme, we undertook a consultation and impact assessment—an analysis of responses to this consultation is available.
How to apply