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CPD requirements upon return to part-time legal practice or employment following a suspension at any time from the end of your first CPD year or onwards
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Regulation 15: CPD requirements upon return to part-time legal practice or employment following a suspension at any time from the end of your first CPD year or onwards
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If you have suspended the requirements at any time from the end of your first CPD year or onwards, and you return to work part-time, you will be required to complete one hour of CPD per year, for every two hours worked weekly.
- 15.2
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If you return to part-time legal practice or employment after 1 March you should calculate your annual CPD requirement based on the number of hours worked per week, and undertake one-eighth of the annual requirement for each complete month from the date of your return to the end of the following CPD year.
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Guidance note: For example,
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if you work 20 hours a week you are required to undertake 10 hours of CPD per CPD year.
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if you return to work on 1 April, and you are working 20 hours a week, you would be required to undertake eight and three quarter hours of CPD up until the end of the CPD year.