Disclosure log
The LSB’s disclosure log lists responses to some of the requests made to us under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The responses included on the log have been chosen on the basis of their wider public interest, and that they would assist the public in gaining a better understanding of our work. Personal details such as names and addresses have been redacted to protect requestors’ privacy.
2019
| Reference no. | Subject | Request summary |
|---|---|---|
| 20190128-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about all LSB transactions over £25,000 from March 2015 |
| 20190207-01 | IT | Request for information about LSB Information Technology |
| 20190219-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about details of LSB staff involved in the decision making-process for procurement of telecoms and IT |
| 20190219-02 | Approved regulators | Request for copies of the media enquiries the LSB has received in relation to Solicitors Regulation Authority and Leigh Day |
| 20190226-01 | Other | Request for information about Legal Services Consultative Panel and the Fellow of the Institute of Licenced Debt Practitioners |
| 20190304-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about all LSB transactions over £25,000 prior to March 2015 |
2018
| Reference no. | Subject | Request summary |
|---|---|---|
| 20180102-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about media, press and stakeholder software used by the LSB |
| 20180119-01 | IT | The number of visitors to various sections of the LSB’s website |
| 20180124-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about the LSB’s energy supply contracts |
| 20180125-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about the LSB’s use of social media and any advertising and expenditure associated with it |
| 20180228-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about hardware support contracts |
| 20180326-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about the LSB’s use of courier services |
| 20180401-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about the LSB’s use of courier services |
| 20180412-02 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about the LSB's data for expenditure over £25,000 |
| 20180420 -01 | Approved regulators | Request for information about the LSB’s powers in relation to approved regulators decisions and the number and nature of complaints the LSB has received about the SRA |
| 20180429-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about external print spending |
| 20180501-01 | Other | Request for information about evidence that shows electoral fraud will be committed at 3 May 2018 local elections |
| 20180502-01 | Approved regulators | Request for information about all documents that relate to the notion that IPREG Ltd. are the named regulator under CDPA |
| 20180509-01 | Policy | Request for information about the Legal Services Board, including independence of LSB, oversight of legal services, investigation of LSB activities |
| 20180511-01 | IT | Request for information about cyber-attacks |
| 20180605-01 | Legal system | Request for information about judicial practice, third party liability insurance and disciplinary proceedings |
| 20180608-01 | Policy | Request for information about the LSB, including independence, lawyers at the LSB. |
| 20180608-02 | IT | Request for information about accounting software and applications used by the LSB |
| 20180614-01 | Other | Request for information about data the LSB holds regarding numbers of European lawyers practising and applying to practise in the UK |
| 20180801-01 | IT | Request for information about the LSB’s ICT expenditure |
| 20180809-01 | Other | Request for information on UK elections and referenda which allege electoral or referendum fraud between 5 May 2016 and 3 May 2018 |
| 20180814-01 | Approved regulators | Request for information for any documents that moved LSB /IPREG Ltd powers to cover Scotland or Northern Ireland |
| 20181011-01 | Approved regulators | Request for information about whether the LSB treats the legal regulatory bodies it oversees as State Agencies and/or as emanations of the State |
| 20181116-01 | Approved regulators | Request for information about the LSB’s role in relation to the legal regulators and Office for Legal Complaints |
| 20181121-01 | Approved regulators | Request for information about Solicitors Regulation Authority complaints statistics |
| 20181128-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about costs paid to barristers for Katherine Jane Lumsdon and Others versus The Legal Services Board and Other Interested Parties |
| 20181210-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about the LSB’s use of interpretation services |
| 20181219-01 internal review 20181219-01 |
Approved regulators | Request for information about any correspondence between the LSB and SRA relating to Leigh Day, including dates of meetings and meeting notes |
| 20181220-01 | Other | Request for information relating to the authority which assumed responsibility for Legal Services Ombudsman business |
| 20181221-01 | Approved regulators | Request for information relating to the extent to which Leigh Day proceedings was raised with the SRA |
2017
| Reference no. | Subject | Request summary |
|---|---|---|
| 20170106-01 | Finance/ IT | Request for information about accounts receivable/payable and IT |
| 20170218-01 | Policy | Request for information about how the proportion of LSB budget has been spread between the regulatory objectives over the past three years |
| 20170306-01 | Finance | Request for information about LSB procurement card spending for the years 2015/2016/2017 |
| 20170307-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about business travel and the procurement and usage of vehicle ownership, lease or rental |
| 20170330-01 | Approved regulators | Request for information about changes to the Freedom of Information procedures of The Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority |
| 20170624-01 | Miscellaneous | Request for information about payments to celebrities |
| 20170627-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about LSB staff employment and the wage payment system |
| 20170803-01 | Legal Ombudsman | Request for information about the Legal Ombudsman and Ministry of Justice |
| 20170905-01 | Approved regulators | Request for information about the LSB’s powers in relation to approved regulators decisions and the number and nature of complaints the LSB has received about the SRA |
| 20170907-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about LSB staff employment and the wage payment system |
| 20171019-01 | Policy | Request for information about subject access requests received by the LSB |
| 20171115-01 | Finance/Commercial | Request for information about the LSB's use of support for PR and communications activity |
| 20171123-01 | Approved regulators | Request for information about the legal regulators and LSB |
| 20171124-01 | Information Technology | Request for information about internet webpages accessed by LSB staff |
| 20171127-01 | Diversity | Request for information and documents outlining the LSB's expenditure on promoting diversity and inclusivity in the legal profession for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 and total LSB budget for those years |
2016
| Reference no. | Subject | Request summary |
|---|---|---|
| 20160205/01 | Media licenses | Request for information about the amounts the LSB paid for media licenses in the 2013/14 financial year |
| 20160228/01 | Data Protection Act | Request for information about any breaches of the Data Protection Act that have taken place at the Legal Services Board |
| 20160229/01 | Reserved legal activities | Request for information about the number of complaints or referrals that the LSB has received with regard to the carrying on of reserved legal activities, without proper authorisation, under the Legal Services Act 2007 (the Act), and any action that the LSB has taken in response to such allegations |
| 20160305/01 | Process servers | Request for information about the regulation of process servers |
| 20160323/01 | Reserved legal activities | Request for information about the ability of non-authorised persons to carry out reserved legal activities |
| 20160408/01 | Reserved legal activities | Request for information about the extent to which council officials are required to comply with the provisions of the Legal Services Act 2007 (the Act) |
| 20160408/02 | Appeals to the Chancery Appeals Division | Request for information about High Court Appeal Office Clerks |
| 20160702/01 | Legal Ombudsman | Request for information about the number of complaints the LSB has received about the Legal Ombudsman |
| 20160711/01 | Information Technology | LSB's ICT expenditure |
| 20160711/02 | Security and fire products | Request for information about the Legal Services Board’s security and fire products and services |
| 20160722/01 | Expenditure | Request for information about the cost of the report on Professional Indemnity Insurance arrangements |
| 20160727/01 | Human resources | Request for information about LSB staff and recruitment processes |
| 20160817/01 | The Law Society | Request for information about the categories of persons that The Law Society registered prior to the Legal Services Act 2007, but after the enactment of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 |
| 20160906/01 | Reserved legal activities | Request for information about reserved legal activities and activities that non-commercial bodies are able to undertake under section 23 of the Legal Services Act |
| 20160911/01 | Diversity | Request for information about which members of the LSB Board and senior management classified themselves as being other than white |
| 20160920/01 | Levy | Request for information about the amount the LSB have charged The Law Society over the last three years |
| 20160927/01 | Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner | Request for records of meetings the Legal Services Board has held with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner for the years 2015 and 2016. |
| 20161006/01 | Information Technology | Request for information about the LSB’s software expenditure and contracts |
| 20161102/01 | Human resources | Request for information about current pay ranges at all levels of the Legal Services Board |
2015
| Reference no. | Subject | Request summary |
|---|---|---|
| 20150105/01 | Legal/approved regulators | Request for information about judicial review proceedings against LSB and how they are defended, how many LSB managers are legally qualified, managers moving between LSB and Legal Services Commission/Legal Aid Agency, complaints received against Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board and Association of Costs Lawyers, procedure for approving Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal budget |
| 20150114/01 | Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) | Request for the correspondence between the LSB and SRA regarding the review and variation of the SRA's complaints response policy |
| 20150206/01 | Information Technology | Request for information about IT/ICT department and its training provision |
| 20150305/01 | Human Resources | Request for information the LSB's use of recruitment agencies |
| 20150407/01 | Information Technology | Request for information the LSB's procurement and use of software licenses |
| 20150505/01 | Bar Council/ Bar Standards Board (BSB) | Request for information about amendments to the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th editions of the Bar Codes of Conduct |
| 20150508/01 | Bar Council/ Bar Standards Board | Request for information about an amendment to the Bar Code of Conduct |
| 20150518/01 | Bar Council/ Bar Standards Board (BSB) | Request for information about LSB Decision Notice dated 18 August 2011 on the rule change application made by the Bar Council/BSB |
| 20150529/01 | Information Technology | Request for information about the LSB's ICT provision |
| 20150608/01 | Artwork | Request for information about artwork owned by the LSB |
| 20150609/01 | Bar Council/ Bar Standards Board (BSB) | Request for information about how the LSB holds the BSB to account under the Legal Services Act, and the factors that the LSB took into account in considering the BSB's rule change application which was received on 22 July 2011 |
| 20150629/01 | Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates | Request for information about the costs paid by the LSB in defending the application for judicial review in relation to the LSB's decision to grant the rule change application that brought the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates into effect |
| 20150806/01 | Confederation of British Industry | Request for information about the amount of money that LSB pays to the Confederation of British Industry and its subsidiaries |
| 20150920/01 | Conditional fee agreements | Request for information about conditional fee agreements |
| 20151009/01 | Court representation | Request for information about court representation and entitlement to use of the title of Counsel on court orders |
| 20151013/01 | Oaths of allegiance | Request for information as to the requirement on barristers and solicitors to swear oaths of allegiance or judicial oaths |
| 20151104/01 | Legal Ombudsman | Request for information about whether the Legal Ombudsman has shared with the LSB, the report of the governance review conducted by Grant Thornton |
2014
20140610 - Request for information about the LSB’s ICT services
20140113 - Request for all complaints and investigation information held by LSB about a firm of solicitors
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