SRA Standards and Regulations

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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations

Regulation 6A

Police Station Representative Accreditation Scheme assessment providers

Only an organisation approved by the SRA may provide assessments for the Police Station Representative Accreditation Scheme. An organisation may apply to the SRA in such manner as may be prescribed to be approved to provide such assessments. The SRA may, in relation to an application for approval: grant the application, subject to such conditions as it considers appropriate; or refuse the...
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SRA Accounts Rules

Rule 10

Operation of a client's own account

If, in the course of practice, you operate a client's own account as signatory, Part 2 of these rules does not apply save for: rule 8.2 - statements from banks, building societies and other financial institutions; rule 8.3 - reconciliations; rule 8.4 - bills and notifications of costs.
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SRA Accounts Rules

Rule 11

Third party managed accounts

You may enter into arrangements with a client to use a third party managed account for the purpose of receiving payments from or on behalf of, or making payments to or on behalf of, the client in respect of regulated services delivered by you to the client, only if: use of the account does not result in you receiving or holding the client's money; and you take reasonable steps to ensure,...
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SRA Statutory Trust Rules

Rule 8

Residual balances

The SRA may use any funds which remain in a statutory trust account following the distribution to beneficiaries under rule 7 to reimburse any costs, charges, or other expenses, which it has incurred in establishing the beneficial entitlements to the statutory trust monies and in distributing the monies accordingly. If funds remain in a statutory trust account after payment to beneficiaries and...
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules

Rule 13

Use of intermediaries

You must not use, or propose to use, the services of another person consisting of: insurance distribution; reinsurance distribution; insurance distribution activity; or home finance mediation activity, unless the person: has permission to carry on the activity under Part 4A FSMA; is permitted to carry on the activity under an exemption made in or under FSMA, to the general prohibition set out...
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules

Rule 17

Fee disclosure: additional requirements

Where a fee is payable, you must inform the client of the amount of the fee before the client incurs liability to pay the fee, or before conclusion of the contract of insurance, whichever is earlier. To the extent that it is not possible for the amount in rule 17.1 to be given, you must give the client the basis for its calculation. This rule applies to all such fees that may be charged during...
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SRA Transparency Rules

Rule 4

Regulatory information

An authorised body must display in a prominent place on its website (or, in the case of a licensed body, the website relating to its legal services, if separate) its SRA number and the SRA's digital badge. An authorised body's letterhead and e-mails must show its SRA authorisation number and the words "authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority". A solicitor, an REL, RFL...
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SRA Indemnity Fund (Enactment) Rules

Rule 1

Authority

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SRA Overseas and Cross-border Practice Rules

Rule 5

Cross-border Practice Rules

This Part applies to European cross-border practice from any office by: solicitors; managers of authorised bodies who are not authorised by an approved regulator (other than the SRA) under the LSA; and authorised bodies. These rules apply to European cross-border practice from an office in England and Wales by: RELs; RFLs who are managers or employees of an authorised body; and RSLs who are...
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SRA Compensation Fund Rules 2021

Rule 3

Grants which may be made from the Fund

A person may apply for a grant out of the Fund, if the loss referred to in rule 3.3 relates to services provided: by the defaulting practitioner for them; or to, or as, a trustee where they are a beneficiary of the estate or trust. A person who is not a client of the defaulting practitioner may apply for a grant out of the Fund if they: were a party on the other side of a legal matter on which...