SRA: LSB internal governance review report

The Legal Services Board has today published this press release.

The response of the SRA to this report is as follows.

Paul Philip, SRA Chief Executive, said: “The LSB launched this review over a year ago and the Law Society has now made improvements to the way it operates. We are committed to working together constructively.

“The Report shines a light on the challenges we face in making the current constitutional arrangements function. For many years we have pressed for full independence to secure public confidence.

"We understand the current legislative constraints but know there is more that can be done within the existing framework to ensure that the SRA is as independent as possible. We have already proposed that the SRA should be established as a separate legal entity within the Law Society Group, as an interim measure.”