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<p>The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the legislative framework governing
the regulation of legal services in England and Wales. The position is different in
both Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The direct regulation of the legal
profession is independent of Government and the Ministry of Justice does not directly
handle complaints about barristers and solicitors. Complaints about barristers and
solicitors are heard by either the Office for Legal Complaints, where it is a service
complaint, or their respective regulator, in these cases the Solicitors Regulation
Authority or the Bar Standards Board, where it is a matter of professional conduct.</p><p>
</p><p>The Office for Legal Complaints, Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards
Board publish the number of complaints they receive in their annual reports, which
can be found on their websites as follows:</p><p> </p><p>OLC: <a href="https://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/raising-standards/data-and-decisions/"
target="_blank">https://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/raising-standards/data-and-decisions/</a></p><p>SRA:
<a href="https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/how-we-work/reports.page" target="_blank">https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/how-we-work/reports.page</a></p><p>BSB:
<a href="https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/media-centre/publications/" target="_blank">https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/media-centre/publications/</a></p>
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