SRA Standards and Regulations
Showing 379 results
Found in
SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Higher rights of audience assessment providers
Only an organisation appointed by the SRA may provide assessments in higher courts civil advocacy and higher courts criminal advocacy conferring a higher courts advocacy qualification. The appointment assessment provider must pay to the SRA such fee as may be prescribed for each condidate undertaking the higher courts advocacy qualification. From 1 October 2025, only the appointed assessment...
Found in
SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Education providers
Only an approved education provider may provide and assess: a Qualifying Law Degree; a CPE; an Exempting Law Degree; or an Integrated Course. Only an authorised education provider may provide and assess the Legal Practice Course or the Professional Skills Course. An organisation may apply to the SRA in such manner as may be prescribed to be an approved education provider or an authorised...
Found in
SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Requirements for authorised training providers
An authorised training provider must: have in place a training principal for the whole duration of any period of recognised training, who meets the requirements of regulation 5 and whose identity has been notified to the SRA in the prescribed form; and pay the fees and expenses for each trainee's first attempt at the Professional Skills Course.
Found in
SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Applications
An application made under the SRA's regulatory arrangements must be made in writing, where appropriate, in the prescribed form correctly completed, and be accompanied by: any prescribed fee or charge; and any information and documents which may be prescribed, or reasonably requested by the SRA. If you make an application to the SRA, you do not need to submit all payments, information, and...
Found in
SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Power to conduct a review
The SRA may: where an administrative error in, or in relation to any decision comes to the SRA's attention, correct the error without the need to undergo a review under this Part; review all or part of any regulatory decision reached by it, of its own initiative, under this Part. Subject to rule 3.3, the SRA may review all or part of any of the regulatory decisions set out in annex 1 on the...
Found in
SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Notices
Any notice under the SRA's regulatory arrangements must be given in writing by delivering it, or sending it by post or by electronic mail, to the recipient's last notified postal or electronic mail address, as appropriate. If the intended recipient of a notice is represented, the notice may instead be given by sending or delivering it to the representative's practising or business address, or...
Found in
SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Education, Training and Assessment providers
As set out in the SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations: A decision made under regulation 1.4(b) or 2.3(b) to refuse to grant approved education provider, authorised education provider or authorised training provider status. A decision made under regulation 1.4(a) or 2.3(a) to grant the application for approval or authorisation subject to such conditions and for such...
Found in
SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Firm authorisation
As set out in the SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules: A decision made under rule 2.2 to refuse authorisation as a licensed body. A decision made under rule 3.1 to impose conditions on the authorisation of a licensed body. A decision in respect of a licensed body to refuse approval for the taking of steps specified in conditions under rule 3.3(c). A decision made under rule 4.4 to revoke or...
Found in
SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Taking effect of decisions subject to review or appeal
Unless specified otherwise, subject to rule 6.2, a decision takes effect: if no application for a review or appeal is made, on the expiry of the date for bringing such an application under these rules; and if an application for a review or an appeal is made, on the date any review or appeal has been determined or discontinued. The SRA may direct a decision to take immediate effect, where it...
Found in