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SRA warning

15 January 2014
Issue: 7590 / Categories: Legal News
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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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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

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