Legal Services Board

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The Legal Services Board is the independent oversight regulator for legal services in England and Wales, responsible for supervising frontline regulators and promoting the public interest in the legal sector.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal services regulator ⓘ
non-departmental public body ⓘ
oversight regulator ⓘ
public body ⓘ
accountableTo Lord Chancellor ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
country United Kingdom ⓘ
establishedBy Legal Services Act 2007 ⓘ
function approving and overseeing frontline regulators ⓘ
designating and de-designating approved regulators ⓘ
intervening where frontline regulators fail to meet required standards ⓘ
monitoring regulatory performance of approved regulators ⓘ
overseeing the Office for Legal Complaints ⓘ
setting regulatory performance expectations ⓘ
governingBody Board of the Legal Services Board ⓘ
hasChairperson Alan Kershaw ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
inception 2009 ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
legalBasis Legal Services Act 2007 ⓘ
mandate to ensure regulation in the legal services sector is in the public interest ⓘ
to ensure regulation supports the constitutional principle of the rule of law ⓘ
to improve consumer confidence in legal services ⓘ
oversees Office for Legal Complaints ⓘ
parentDepartment Ministry of Justice ⓘ
regionServed England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
regulatoryScope legal services ⓘ
role oversight regulation of legal services ⓘ
promotion of access to justice ⓘ
promotion of adherence to professional principles in legal services ⓘ
promotion of an independent, strong, diverse and effective legal profession ⓘ
promotion of competition in legal services ⓘ
promotion of the public interest in legal services ⓘ
protection and promotion of consumer interests ⓘ
supervision of frontline legal regulators ⓘ
sector legal sector ⓘ
supervises Bar Standards Board ⓘ
CILEx Regulation ⓘ
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (as an approved regulator) ⓘ
Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (as an approved regulator) ⓘ
Costs Lawyer Standards Board ⓘ
Council for Licensed Conveyancers ⓘ
Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (as an approved regulator for probate) ⓘ
Solicitors Regulation Authority ⓘ
website https://www.legalservicesboard.org.uk ⓘ

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Bar Standards Board → overseenBy → Legal Services Board ⓘ
England and Wales → hasLegalRegulator → Solicitors Regulation Authority ⓘ
linked to: Legal Services Board
England and Wales → hasLegalEducationBody → Solicitors Regulation Authority ⓘ
linked to: Legal Services Board
Legal Services Board → governingBody → Board of the Legal Services Board ⓘ
linked to: Legal Services Board
Legal Services Act 2007 → createsBody → Legal Services Board ⓘ
Legal Services Act 2007 → overseenBy → Legal Services Board ⓘ