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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales. It is responsible for regulating the professional conduct of more than 125,000 solicitors and other authorised individuals at more than 11,000 firms, as well as those working in-house at private and public sector organisations. The SRA, based in Birmingham with an office in London, is led operationally by a Chief Executive and Senior Management Team,〔(Solicitors Regulation Authority, How We Work )〕 with a Board 〔(Solicitors Regulation Authority, Our Board )〕 and Board Sub-Committees 〔(Solicitors Regulation Authority, Our Committees )〕 providing strategic direction.〔(Solicitors Regulation Authority, Our Strategy )〕 The SRA was formed in January 2007 by the Legal Services Act to act as the independent regulatory arm of the Law Society. In a report by Sir David Clementi 〔(National Archives, Clementi Report )〕 of all legal services in England and Wales, he recommended that professional bodies holding both regulatory and representative responsibilities should separate those roles. The Law Society remains the representative body for solicitors. == Function == The SRA regulates solicitors, other authorised professionals and the firms they work in throughout England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland are separate legal jurisdictions and have their own regulatory regimes. A solicitor is someone who carries out specific legal activities, having undergone specialist studies and training. These specific services are called reserved legal activities. In England and Wales, the current reserved legal activities are: * Administration of oaths * Advocacy * Conveyancing * Litigation * Notary * Probate There are other regulators within England and Wales, who regulate other providers of legal services. The Bar Standards Board regulates barristers, for example, while the other regulators are: * CILEx 〔(Chartered Institute of Legal Executives )〕 * Notaries 〔(The Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury )〕 * Council for Licensed Conveyancers 〔(Council for Licensed Conveyancers )〕 * Intellectual Property Regulation Board 〔(Intellectual Property Regulation Board )〕 * Costs Lawyer Standards Board 〔(Costs Lawyer Standards Board )〕 All regulators report to the overarching Legal Services Board. Regulatory work is designed to ensure all work in legal services achieves the seven regulatory outcomes.〔(Legal Services Board, Regulatory Outcomes )〕 These are: * protecting and promoting the public interest * supporting the constitutional principle of the rule of law * improving access to justice * protecting and promoting the interests of consumers * promoting competition in the provision of services in the legal sector * encouraging an independent, strong, diverse and effective legal profession * increasing public understanding of citizens legal rights and duties * promoting and maintaining adherence to the professional principles of independence and integrity; proper standards of work; observing the best interests of the client and the duty to the court; and maintaining client confidentiality The SRA carries out its function by: Creating and maintaining the Solicitors Handbook 〔(Solicitors Regulation Authority Handbook, 2011 )〕 including the Code of Conduct, which contains the ethical principles that guide solicitors in their work Authorising those that want to work in the profession, including the annual renewal of Practising Certificates that represent a solicitor’s licence to practise Authorising the firms within which individuals carry out reserved legal activities Supervising firms and individuals to ensure they adhere to professional standards Taking enforcement action against those that have breached the code of conduct, to create an effective deterrent and discourage further wrongdoing in the profession. A range of sanctions 〔(Solicitors Regulation Authority, Sanctions )〕 are available to the SRA, including prosecuting more severe cases at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal 〔(Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal )〕 Monitoring the quality of training both for those entering the profession and to further increase the standard of those practising within it 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Solicitors Regulation Authority」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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