1. Solicitors Qualifying Examination: why and what
Our objectives:
Greater assurance of high professional standards
Greater flexibility about how to meet them

2. The SQE: the benefits Transparency about training quality
Flexibility for firms and students
Wider recruitment options
Consistent standards

3. Our priorities
Scrapping unnecessary rules, making it easier to offer legal services
Information on cost of legal services made available to the public
Focus on high professional standards
Everyone trained to the same high standard
Keeping an eye on risks and opportunities, such as AI
Appropriate public protection if things go wrong

4. Principles and codes Principles Codes Apply to all solicitors
Ten down to seven
Honest and integrity separate
Two codes
Stripping out unnecessary rules
Support and guidance

5. Accounts Rules Focus on what matters Client money – safe and separate
40+ pages to under ten
Murphy’s Financial
MONEY.COM
Accountants

6. Enforcement strategy Protecting the profession’s reputation
Protecting the public
More than 11,500 concerns reported
117 cases to the Tribunal

7. Easier for the public and firms

8. Continuing competence
Statement of Solicitor Competence
Keep up to date and safe to practise
Flexibility – staying competent in ways that suit you best