The SRA Handbook is no longer in effect. It was replaced by the SRA Standards and Regulations on 25 November 2019.
SRA Handbook
Regulatory history
Back to version 21Version 6 of the Handbook was published on 01/01/2013. For more information, please click 'History' Above
6: Regulatory history
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Unless there are exceptional circumstances we will refuse your application if you:
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have been made the subject of a serious disciplinary finding, sanction or action by a regulatory body and/or any court or other body hearing appeals in relation to disciplinary or regulatory findings;
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have failed to disclose information to a regulatory body when required to do so, or have provided false or misleading information;
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have significantly breached the requirements of a regulatory body;
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have been refused registration by a regulatory body; and/or
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have failed to comply with the reasonable requests of a regulatory body.
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We may refuse your application if you have been rebuked, reprimanded or received a warning about your conduct by a regulatory body, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
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Guidance note
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"Regulatory body" includes us and the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, approved regulators under the Legal Services Act 2007, as well as any other body responsible for regulation of a profession.
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You should disclose details of any disciplinary proceeding(s) or investigation(s) you may be facing. We will not determine your application until you can confirm that the matter(s) has/have either been dropped or the outcome of your case is known.