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SRA Handbook

Discipline investigations

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Regulation 3: Discipline investigations

3.1

A regulated person who is the subject of a discipline investigation may be required by the SRA to pay a charge in accordance with these regulations provided that there has been an SRA finding against the regulated person.

3.2

An SRA finding may be made by:

(a)

agreement between the regulated person and the SRA;

(b)

a person duly authorised by the SRA;

(c)

a single adjudicator; or

(d)

an adjudication panel.