Consultation archive
Consultations that IPS have previously responded to,
together with a copy of our response, can be found here:
LSB: Schedule 12
Rules
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) outlining how
the LSB as a Licensing Authority would review decisions about
licence applications made to it by licensable bodies.
LSB: Developing regulatory
standards
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) outlining its
proposal to implement a modernised approach to regulation.
LSB: Alternative Business
Structures: appeal arrangements
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) in relation to
the SRA’s application to be designated as a licensing
authority.
LeO: Publishing our
decisions: an evidence based approach
Consultation from the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) which outlined the
approach LeO will take to publication, based on the evidence
received during the last consultation.
CLC: Proposed Amendment to
the Application by the CLC to the LSB to be designated as a
Licensing Authority Standard of Proof
Consultation from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) on
its application to the LSB to be designated as a Licensing
Authority.
LSB Increasing diversity
and social mobility in the legal workforce: transparency and
evidence
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) outlining
proposals for all law firms and chambers to gather and publish data
about the diversity of their workforce.
LSB Draft business plan
2011-12
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) on its draft
business plan for 2011-12.
LeO Equality and human
rights
Consultation from the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) in light of the
Equality Act 2010.
LSB Further rules relating
to the regulation of licensed bodies
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) regarding
proposals for a variety of governing rules relating to ABS.
LSB Rules for applications
for Qualifying Regulator status
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) outlining their
approach to satisfying Schedule 18 of the Legal Services Act
2007.
Regulating Entities
Consultation from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) setting out
their thoughts on whether it should begin to regulate entities in
addition to individual barristers.
Setting the maximum financial penalty for ABS
licensing
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) on the amount
of the limit on penalties which a Licensing Authority can impose on
an Alternative Business Structure.
LSB: Section 70 of the
Legal Services Act: proposals to modify the functions of two
approved regulators
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) setting out
proposed changes to legislation to modify the regulatory framework
of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Council for Licensed
Conveyancers.
LSB Referral fees, referral
arrangements and fee sharing
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) setting out
their first thoughts on the subject and is the first step of their
investigation on the impact of referral fees.
LeO Publishing our
decisions
Consultation from the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) which sought views
and ideas on how it should approach publishing Ombudsman
decisions.
Proposed application by the
CLC to the Legal Services Board: litigation and advocacy
rights
Consultation from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) on
its application to become an approved regulator for the purpose of
awarding civil litigation and advocacy rights.
LSB Alternative Business
Structures - appeal arrangements
Consultation from the Legal Services Board
(LSB) which considered the arrangements for appeals against
decisions of ABS licensing authorities.
Consultation from the Solicitors Regulation
Authority (SRA) representing the first major step in the practical
implementation of Outcomes Focused Regulation through the
development of the SRA Handbook of regulations.
Consultation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
discussing its move to a regulatory approach which will allow it to
regulate a greater range of legal service providers with a
targeted, risk-based approach.
Consultation from the Council for Licensed
Conveyancers (CLC) discussing its application as an Approved
Regulator to regulate licensed conveyancers in the exercise of the
rights of audience and the conduct of litigation.
Consultation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
discussing the changes to be made to the Assigned Risks Pool (ARP)
system.
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) discussing the
best design for the regulation of ABS. The LSB set out the core
principles that it will expect all Licensing Authorities to
use.
Consultation from the Legal Services Board
(LSB) on the development of rules to approve applications for
designation as a Licensing Authority.
Consultation from the Legal Services Board
(LSB) on the statement of policy that the LSB proposed to make
about how it will exercise functions relating to cancellation of
designation of a Licensing Authority.
Consultation from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) considering the
Lord Chancellor’s power to make regulations concerning the issue of
warrants authorising the Legal Services Board (LSB) to search and
enter premises of an Approved Regulator and take possession of
records.
OLC business
plan
Consultation from the Office for Legal
Complaints (OLC) setting out in greater detail the way the OLC will
work over the coming months.
Consultation from the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC)
considering its obligation under the Legal Services Act 2007 to set
a case fee that lawyers will be charged.
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) on proposed
rules to be made under Sections 30 and 51 of the Legal Services Act
2007 in relation to internal governance arrangements and practising
fee rules.
Consultation from the Legal Services Board
(LSB) on the development of rules to govern the making of oral and
written representation and the giving of oral and written evidence
to the LSB.
Consultation from the Legal Services Board
(LSB) on its statement of policy on how the LSB will use its
compliance and enforcement powers granted by Section 49 of the
Legal Services Act 2007.
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) on developing
rules to approve applications for designation as an Approved
Regulator and to approve changes to the rules of Approved
Regulators.
Consultation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on
the increase in charges for the cost of investigating complaints of
misconduct.
Consultation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
which discusses the SRA's vision for the regulation of legal
services and how it intends to approach regulating ABS.
Consultation from the Legal Services Board (LSB) on developing a
regulatory regime for Alternative Business Structures (ABS).