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Closed consultations

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Closed consultations

Outcomes-focused regulation - transforming the SRA's regulation of legal services

The SRA is transforming its approach to regulation for the benefit of consumers.

Outcomes-focused regulation will concentrate on the quality of outcomes for clients, allowing firms to show compliance in ways best suited to consumers and their businesses.

You are invited to join the debate.

  • Start—30 April 2010
  • End—27 July 2010
  • Status—CLOSED

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The architecture of change: the SRA's new Handbook

This consultation paper takes the first major step in the implementation of outcomes-focused regulation, through the development of the SRA handbook of regulations. At the same time, it introduces the regulatory requirements for alternative business structures, which we intend to begin licensing in October 2011.

  • Start—28 May 2010
  • End—20 August 2010
  • Status—CLOSED, Analysis of responses is in progress

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Achieving the right outcomes

You are invited to take part in the debate about how we intend to transform the regulation of solicitors and the organisations in which they work.

We are planning to move towards outcomes-focused regulation in 2011, meaning that our work will concentrate more on the quality of what a solicitor is delivering to the client, than prescribing how they reached that stage.

  • Start—20 January 2010
  • End—6 March 2010
  • Status—CLOSED

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Moving toward a fairer fee policy: transitional arrangements

The way in which the cost of regulation is currently allocated among the profession through the practising certificate fee leads to anomalies and unfairness in the context of modern legal practice.

Participate in a third consultation on proposals designed to address this situation.

  • Start—5 March 2010
  • End—16 April 2010
  • Status—CLOSED

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Assigned Risks Pool review

We encourage you to take part in a consultation on proposed changes to the Assigned Risks Pool.

  • Start—19 November 2009
  • End—12 February 2010
  • Status—CLOSED, analysis of responses available.

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