Governance
IPS is committed to openness and accountability.
Information about how the board works and the standards it aims to
achieve appear in the following documents:
The board is accountable to ILEX, ILEX members and the Legal
Services Board. It has set out its strategy for the next three years; has
developed a business plan
against which performance can be assessed; and evaluates the
performance of the company and the board each year. Starting
in 2010, IPS will publish an annual report to bring all these
matters together. The board also publishes the minutes of its
meetings. The most recent minutes can be accessed here. The Professional Conduct
Panel and Disciplinary Tribunal of IPS produce an annual
report which can be accessed here.
The IPS strategy links with the
vision statement adopted by the
ILEX Group. IPS is committed to underpinning the rule of law
and the administration of justice and to acting in accordance with
the regulatory principles set out in the Legal Services
Act. The strategy commits IPS to:
- maintain an independent approach in its work
- develop an understanding of the needs of those to whom ILEX
members provide legal services
- work closely with ILEX to support professional development and
sustain good professional practice
- be a proportionate regulator which targets risk
- demonstrate good governance and achieve value for money in all
it does.
The strategy sets out key aims for each of six work stream areas
adopted by the board – governance and process; education and
standards; registration and accreditation; fitness to practise;
visibility and image; and performance and
risk.