By John Hyde2020-12-22T11:50:00+00:00
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been given a glowing end-of-year report by its overseeing body, passing every test of how it carries out its responsibilities. In its annual report on the performance of the eight legal services regulatory bodies, the Legal Services Board assessed the SRA as having met all 27 of its targets.
Standards were met across the five areas of evaluation – regulatory approach, authorisation, supervision, enforcement and leadership. Of the other seven bodies assessed, only the Council for Licensed Conveyancers met its objectives across the board.
Such a faultless performance means the SRA has improved the areas identified as