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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations
Passing the SQE
The SQE consists of two parts, SQE1 and SQE2. SQE1 consists of two assessments, FLK1 and FLK2. Both must be passed to pass SQE1. FLK1 and FLK2 must be taken in a single assessment window, except where the candidate: has attempted both FLK1 and FLK2 and, having passed one of these assessments and failed the other, is having a further attempt at the assessment that they failed; has passed either...
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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations
SQE1
SQE1 will test the application of the FLK in accordance with the Assessment Specification for SQE1. In order to pass SQE1, candidates must obtain the overall pass mark for each of FLK1 and FLK2. The pass mark for each of FLK1 and FLK2 will be set in accordance with the SQE Marking and Standard Setting Policy.
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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations
Assessment Board
The Assessment Board will comprise: The Chief Executive Officer, SRA, or their nominee, the SRA External Psychometrician, and three other nominees from the SRA The Director of Qualifications, Kaplan, or their nominee, and three other nominees from Kaplan. The Chief Executive Officer, SRA (or their nominee) will be the Chair. In the absence of agreement, final decisions will be made by the SRA....
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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations
Exemptions
Exemptions from any assessment are determined by the SRA. There are no exemptions from only part of either FLK1 or FLK2 or SQE2.
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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations
Reasonable adjustments
The Statement of Solicitor Competence and the Functioning Legal Knowledge set out in the SQE1 Assessment Specification and the SQE2 Assessment Specification set out the competences and knowledge which all candidates must achieve to demonstrate their ability to practise. The Threshold Standard sets out the standard which must be achieved to qualify as a Solicitor of England and Wales. All...
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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations
Mitigating circumstances
Mitigating circumstances are defined as: a mistake or irregularity in the administration or conduct of the assessment; or evidence of bias in the conduct of the assessment; or subject to the Fit to Sit Policy and these Assessment Regulations a candidate's illness or other personal circumstances beyond their reasonable control which have, or are likely to, materially and adversely affect a...
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Withdrawal from the examinations
Candidates may withdraw before the start of an assessment subject to the SQE Terms and Conditions. Withdrawal during an assessment is subject to the SQE Terms and Conditions, the SQE Fit to Sit Policy (Regulation 10) and the SQE Mitigating Circumstances Policy (Regulation 12).
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Appeals against Assessment Board decisions
A candidate may make a first stage appeal on one or more of the following grounds only: there are mitigating circumstances which could not have been put before the Assessment Board before it made its decision; or the decision of the Assessment Board, or the manner in which that decision was reached involved material irregularity and/or was manifestly unreasonable and/or irrational; or the...
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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations
Appeals against Assessment Board decisions
A candidate may make a first stage appeal on one or more of the following grounds only: there are mitigating circumstances which could not have been put before the Assessment Board before it made its decision; or the decision of the Assessment Board, or the manner in which that decision was reached involved material irregularity and/or was manifestly unreasonable and/or irrational; or the...
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