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SRA Licensing Authority application

Reference Number	Application	Status (20 June 2011)	Decision Period	Documents	Decision
2011/App5/SRA	SRA application to become a Licensing Authority	The LSB has now made its decision and has sent a recommendation to the Lord Chancellor. The Law Society of England and Wales (TLS) is an Approved Regulator and has delegated its regulatory functions to the SRA. Although TLS is formally the applicant, the application refers to the SRA throughout.	25 March 2011 to 25 March 2012 Schedule 10, 13(1) of the Legal Services Act requires that the LSB must give a decision on an application being made to the Board. This can be extended to no more than 16 months (Schd 10, 13(4)).	Application Consumer Panel Advice Lord Chief Justice Advice OFT advice SRA response to Mandatory Consultees TLS response to Mandatory Consultees	The LSB is granting the application. Please see our Decision Notice for more information and click here for the final version Handbook (containing the proposed licensing rules)

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