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Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2024

This report covers our ethnicity pay gap. Although there is not a statutory requirement to publish this information, we have chosen to publish this information for the fourth year running.

Gender Pay Gap Report 2024

This is our gender pay gap report and covers the statutory reporting up to April 2024.

Risk in the Legal Profession

This is the final report of research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and carried out by BMG Research, to better understand the high-risk market developments that law firms identify and how they mitigate these, where relevant.

Probate training records review

Probate law can be complex to navigate for clients who can often be vulnerable. It is vital that solicitors are competent to provide good quality probate services. Solicitors are required to maintain their competence by keeping their knowledge and skills up to date.

Professional Obligations Thematic review

The legal and regulatory landscape is constantly shifting and so too are the opportunities and risks it presents. To help firms navigate their obligations, we set out rules in our Standards and Regulations and provide information such as guidance, warning notices and webinars. These resources are provided to help the profession meet high standards and protect the interests of consumers and the public.

A thematic review of probate and estate administration

Following the findings of the 2023 assessment, we committed to carrying out a thematic review of firms providing probate and estate administration services.

Consumer polling: Summary of consumer research conducted to inform the SRA's consumer protection review

The SRA conducted online polling with 2,009 consumers using the online consumer panel, Prolific. The polling sought to determine some aspects of awareness of consumer protection and regulation of legal services, gauging how essential consumers feel a range of protections to be as well as capturing views on client accounts.

Client money consumer protection arrangements

In 2023 the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) carried out twice as many interventions (closing down a firm to protect clients’ interests) as in 2022, including high profile closures. There are signals that the nature of risk in the sector is changing, and so the SRA is considering its response to risk.

How other regulators and jurisdictions hold client money

This research seeks to identify alternatives to client money handling and to evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of these models (to consumers, law firms and the SRA) and any other factors to consider.

How other regulators and jurisdictions manage consumer compensation funds

Legal sector consultancy Hook Tangaza undertook research for the SRA in May-June 2024 into consumer compensation arrangements in jurisdictions outside England and Wales, as well as those offered by other professions.