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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Transitional provisions
Any approval, authorisation or recognition granted under the Monitoring of Courses Regulations 1991, the SRA Training Regulations 2011, the SRA Higher Rights of Audience Regulations 2011 or the SRA Training Regulations 2014 - Qualification and Provider Regulations, will continue as if granted under these regulations. A period of recognised training entered into before these regulations come...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Training principals
The training principal for an authorised training provider must: be a solicitor holding a current practising certificate or be a practising barrister; notify the SRA in the prescribed form before any individual commences a period of recognised training or if this is not possible then as soon as practicable thereafter; ensure that the training provided meets the requirements of regulation 4;...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Higher rights of audience assessment providers
Only an organisation approved by the SRA may provide assessments in higher courts civil advocacy and higher courts criminal advocacy conferring a higher courts advocacy qualification. An organisation may apply to the SRA in such manner as may be prescribed to be approved to provide such assessments. The SRA may, in relation to an application for approval: grant the application, subject to such...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Education providers
Only an approved education provider may provide and assess: a Qualifying Law Degree; a CPE; an Exempting Law Degree; or an Integrated Course. Only an authorised education provider may provide and assess the Legal Practice Course or the Professional Skills Course. An organisation may apply to the SRA in such manner as may be prescribed to be an approved education provider or an authorised...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Education providers
Only an approved education provider may provide and assess: a Qualifying Law Degree; a CPE; an Exempting Law Degree; or an Integrated Course. Only an authorised education provider may provide and assess the Legal Practice Course or the Professional Skills Course. An organisation may apply to the SRA in such manner as may be prescribed to be an approved education provider or an authorised...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Application for admission
You may apply for admission in writing in the prescribed form. Following an application for admission, the SRA will issue you with a certificate of satisfaction if it is satisfied that you have met the eligibility requirements for admission as a solicitor set out in this Part. At any time before making an application for admission, you may apply to the SRA for an early assessment of your...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Recognised training
In order to satisfactorily complete your period of recognised training, you must maintain a record of training which: contains details of the work you have performed; records how you have applied and developed the skills, as set out in the Practice Skills Standards; records your reflections on, and your training principal's appraisal of, your performance and development against, and your...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Eligibility for admission
You will be eligible for admission as a solicitor if the SRA is satisfied: you have successfully and satisfactorily passed an assessment which is designed to assess your competence against the prescribed competences for solicitors and is conducted by an assessment organisation appointed by the SRA for the purpose; you hold a degree or qualifications or experience which the SRA is satisfied are...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Commencement, replacement, and renewal
The commencement date for a practising certificate or for registration in the register of European lawyers the register of foreign lawyers or the register of Swiss lawyers shall be the date specified by the SRA on the practising certificate or the register. The replacement date for a practising certificate is 31 October following the issue of the certificate. The renewal date for registration...
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