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1175237

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date	22/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possible impact of the closure of the Professional and Career Development Loans scheme on those from low-income households seeking to qualify as solicitors through the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, due to be introduced in 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The legal services sector in England and Wales is independent of Government, and as such, the Government does not have a role in setting or approving the framework for admission into the legal profession.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2018, the Legal Services Board (LSB) approved a rule change application made by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). This application laid out a framework upon which the SRA could seek to introduce new requirements for trainee solicitors to pass a centralised Solicitors Qualifying Exam before being admitted into the profession. However, the application only established the framework. The SRA will need to submit another rule change application to LSB in order to implement it.</p><p> </p><p>In its March 2018 decision notice, the LSB set out the substantive issues that it had not been able to fully assess and would need to evaluate before it approved any further application from the SRA seeking to implementing the framework. This included assessing the full costs of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam and accessibility of assessments.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL717 question first answered 05/02/2020 12:55:51 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1175240

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that aspiring solicitors from low-income households have access to the funds necessary to complete the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, alongside any associated preparation or training courses.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The legal services sector in England and Wales is independent of Government, and as such, the Government does not have a role in setting or approving the framework for admission into the legal profession.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2018, the Legal Services Board (LSB) approved a rule change application made by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). This application laid out a framework upon which the SRA could seek to introduce new requirements for trainee solicitors to pass a centralised Solicitors Qualifying Exam before being admitted into the profession. However, the application only established the framework. The SRA will need to submit another rule change application to LSB in order to implement it.</p><p> </p><p>In its March 2018 decision notice, the LSB set out the substantive issues that it had not been able to fully assess and would need to evaluate before it approved any further application from the SRA seeking to implementing the framework. This included assessing the full costs of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam and accessibility of assessments.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL716 question first answered 05/02/2020 12:55:51 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1167557

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the solicitor profession remains accessible to all applicants.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Under the framework established by the Legal Services Act 2007, the legal profession in England and Wales is independent from government. The Solicitors Regulation Authority is responsible for authorising, and setting the qualifications standards for, solicitors in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Following the publication of the Legal Education and Training Review, the Legal Services Board issued statutory guidance on regulatory arrangements for education and training in 2014, and all the legal services regulators reviewed their arrangements. Subject to the approval of the Legal Services Board, the Solicitors Regulation Authority is planning to introduce a new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) from September 2021. It is hoped that the flexibility and projected lower costs of the SQE will help attract a more diverse range of candidates.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 05/11/2019 13:03:24 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1167558

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Solicitors: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed withdrawal of Professional and Career Development Loans on those from low-income households seeking to qualify as solicitors through the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, which is scheduled to be introduced in 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Professional and Career Development Loans (PCDLs) closed to new applicants in January 2019. The department identified the majority of prospective applicants had access to statutory loans, such as Advanced Learner Loans and postgraduate master’s loans, for the courses they intended to study. Demand for PCDLs had fallen significantly as a result.</p><p> </p><p>It was not possible to assess the impact of this decision on an examination that did not exist at the time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 05/11/2019 14:30:20 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

750584

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Solicitors: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have given any consideration to the creation of a new supra-national dispute resolution mechanism relating to the enforcement of the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the the EU following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that the large majority of ​international agreements involve some form of dispute resolution or enforcement mechanism​ and there are a range of models for dispute resolution mechanisms in international agreements. <br>​We have been clear that we will bring an end to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the United Kingdom. The dispute resolution mechanisms adopted as part of our future relationship with the EU will be a matter for negotiation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 15:00:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

750585

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Solicitors: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to negotiate an agreement relating to the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the EU following Brexit separately to other aspects of the Brexit negotiations; and if so, whether they intend for that agreement to come into force in the event that an overall withdrawal agreement is not reached by March 2019.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that we want to have reached an agreement about our future partnership, which includes citizens rights, by the time the two-year Article 50 process has ended in March 2019. The rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the EU following exit is of importance to both sides, and we are sure it can be agreed in the time period set out by the Treaty.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 15:01:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley