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SRA Handbook

Training principal

Version 21 of the Handbook was published on 06/12/2018. For more information, please click 'History' Above

Regulation 13: Training principal

13.1

A training principal must:

(a)

hold a current practising certificate or be a practising barrister;

(b)

be competent to meet the requirements of these regulations;

(c)

ensure that the training provided meets the requirements of regulation 12;

(d)

ensure that the trainee maintains a record of training which will meet the requirements of regulation 14; and

(e)

ensure that any person involved in the training and supervision of a trainee has adequate legal knowledge and experience in the practice area they are supervising and the skills to provide effective supervision.