SRA Standards and Regulations
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SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules
Compliance officers
An authorised body must at all times have an individual who is designated as its COLP and an individual who is designated as its COFA, and whose designations the SRA has approved. Subject to rule 8.3, an individual who is designated under rule 8.1 must: be a manager or employee of the authorised body; consent to the designation; not be disqualified from acting as a HOLP or HOFA under section...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Qualifying work experience
Qualifying work experience must: comprise experience of providing legal services which provides you the opportunity to develop the prescribed competences for solicitors; be of a duration of a total of at least two years' full time or equivalent; and be carried out under an arrangement or employment with no more than four separate firms, educational institutions or other organisations. In...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Authorised training providers
Only an authorised training provider may provide a period of recognised training to trainees. An organisation may apply for authorisation as an authorised training provider and its application must demonstrate that it will meet the requirements of regulations 3 to 5 below. The SRA may, in relation to an application for approval or authorisation: grant the application, subject to such...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Authorised training providers
Only an authorised training provider may provide a period of recognised training to trainees. An organisation may apply for authorisation as an authorised training provider and its application must demonstrate that it will meet the requirements of regulations 3 to 5 below. The SRA may, in relation to an application for approval or authorisation: grant the application, subject to such...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Monitoring and inspection
In order to protect and promote the standards of legal education and training, the SRA may: monitor the relevant programmes of study provided by an approved education provider and an authorised education provider, the training provided by an authorised training provider or the assessments provided by an assessment provider approved under regulation 6; visit the provider's premises, at such...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Monitoring and inspection
In order to protect and promote the standards of legal education and training, the SRA may: monitor the relevant programmes of study provided by an approved education provider and an authorised education provider, the training provided by an authorised training provider or the assessments provided by an assessment provider approved under regulation 6; visit the provider's premises, at such...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Monitoring and inspection
In order to protect and promote the standards of legal education and training, the SRA may: monitor the relevant programmes of study provided by an approved education provider and an authorised education provider, the training provided by an authorised training provider or the assessments provided by an assessment provider approved under regulation 6; visit the provider's premises, at such...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Transitional provisions
Any approval, authorisation or recognition granted under the Monitoring of Courses Regulations 1991, the SRA Training Regulations 2011, the SRA Higher Rights of Audience Regulations 2011 or the SRA Training Regulations 2014 - Qualification and Provider Regulations, will continue as if granted under these regulations. A period of recognised training entered into before these regulations come...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Requirements for recognised training
A period of recognised training must: unless regulation 4.2 applies, be of a duration of a total of at least two years full time, or equivalent; ensure that the trainee has applied and developed the skills as set out in the Practice Skills Standards; be appropriately supervised by solicitors and other individuals who have adequate legal knowledge and experience in the practice area they are...
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