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SRA Handbook
QLTS assessments
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Regulation 3: QLTS assessments
- 3.1
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We shall:
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publish guidelines and outcomes in relation to the QLTS assessment,
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validate and authorise the provision of the QLTS assessments by the assessment organisation, and
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monitor the provision of the QLTS assessments by the assessment organisation.
- 3.2
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Subject to regulation 3.4 below, international lawyers must pass all the QLTS assessments.
- 3.3
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If you are a lawyer applying for admission pursuant to European Communities Directive 2005/36/EC or any legislation implementing the Directive in the UK, or any UK qualified lawyer, you may be required to pass one or more QLTS assessments, as we shall determine.
- 3.4
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Any applicant who has passed the LPC is eligible to apply for an exemption from Part 1 of the QLTS assessments.