CLC’s proposed Ongoing Competence Code

24 April, 2025

Thank you to everyone who joined the engagement events we held at the end of March and to those of you who have subsequently watched the recordings of the events and provided your feedback. 

In due course we will be publishing further information about the feedback you provided, but we are pleased that the majority of stakeholders are supportive of the proposed new Code and the approach to recording and reporting ongoing competence activities. You can review the proposed draft of the Code here but please note that this is still subject to change. 

Subject to approval by the Legal Services Board, the proposed new Code will be implemented in time for the October 2025 licence renewal process, meaning that from October 2026, CLC lawyers and practices will have to report on compliance with the provisions of the new Ongoing Competence Code.  Please look out for further updates in the coming months.