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Our corporate reports for 2021/22

This combined set of reports covers our work in authorisation, client protection and education and training for our financial year November 2021 to October 2022,

Client protection, interventions and compensation fund - corporate report 2021/22

We intervene and close down about 40 solicitor firms a year to protect client interests. This report details trends from 2021 to 2022.

Education and training - corporate report 2021/22

Solicitors enter the profession through a range of routes but the majority of solicitors now take SQE assessments. This report charts training and education trends during 2021 and 2022.

Upholding professional standards - diversity monitoring - corporate report 2021/22

Our detailed annual report covering ethnicity, sex, age and disability monitoring as it relates to our enforcement processes.

Authorising the profession - corporate report 2021/22

Our annual look at key trends and patterns in authorisation - the point where solicitors must meet the required professional standards.

Upholding professional standards - corporate report 2021/22

Our annual report that details the enforcement work involved in regulating 160,000 practising solicitors and 9,500 law firms.

Lasting powers of attorney and deputyships: thematic review

The challenges facing the lasting powers of attorney (LPA) and deputyships sector which is growing in popularity and demand.

Overrepresentation of Black, Asian and minority ethnic solicitors in reports to the SRA: literature review

The SRA has seen an overrepresentation of solicitors from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds in our enforcement processes and commissioned independent research into the societal and structural factors behind this.

Quality indicators in legal services pilot project report

Our research into consumers researching legal providers online identifies a clear distinction between levels of engagement with review websites versus price comparison tools.

Unbundled services pilot: final report

We have conducted a pilot exercise in family law to see if the availability of unbundling in legal services could be increased, allowing more consumers to get the legal help they need.