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15 January 2014
Issue: 7590 / Categories: Legal News
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SRA warning

Workforce diversity data deadline approaching

More than 6,000 law practices have still not filed their workforce diversity data online—with only two weeks to go.
 
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) warned this week that firms must comply by 31 January. To date, only 3,954 firms have done so. 

Firms are required to collect diversity data on their firm’s workforce profile each year, report it to the SRA, and publish a summary.

Mehrunnisa Lalani, the SRA’s director of inclusion, says: “We are urging firms to complete their survey as soon as possible—or face regulatory action for non-compliance.  

“We have put a lot of guidance of our website including a sample questionnaire that firms can use; a quick guide; a user guide; guidance on how to complete the questionnaire on mySRA, as well as a helpful questions and answers section.”

Issue: 7590 / Categories: Legal News
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NEWS
The controversial Courts and Tribunals Bill has passed its second reading by 304 votes to 203, despite concerted opposition from the legal profession
The presumption of parental involvement is to be abolished, the Lord Chancellor David Lammy has confirmed
A highly experienced chartered legal executive has been prevented from representing her client in financial remedies proceedings, in a case that highlights the continued fallout from Mazur
Plans to commandeer 50%-75% of the interest on lawyers’ client accounts to fund the justice system overlook the cost and administrative burden of this on small and medium law firms, CILEX has warned
Lawyers have been asked for their views on proposals to change the penalties for assaulting a police officer
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