As things stand, writes Ian Muirhead, solicitors are required by their regulator, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), to undertake 16 hours' continuing professional development (CPD) each year.
This may be structured or unstructured and the SRA accredits approved providers of CPD training. These arrangements will, however, come to an end on 31 October 2016 and are being replaced by a new outcomes-focused regime to which solicitors are free to switch in advance of that date if they wish to do so. The new regime places the onus on individual solicitors to determine what training and development they need to maintain their competence and, when applying to the SRA for their annual practising certificate - which is done on-line via the SRA website www.sra.org.uk - they will be requi...
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