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Review Of Licence and Practice Fee Arrangements
This consultation began on Friday, 12th July and closed on Monday, 9th September 2024.
Read the summary of consultation responses and the CLC's commentary on them
Download the Consultation Paper
The consultation on the Code of Conduct reflected the outcome of a 2022 consultation on updated Ethical Principles for CLC lawyers. More details of that are available below.
The consultation closed on Monday, 8th January 2024.
Read the Summary of Responses to the Consultation on the Code of Conduct.
See the rule change application and supporting documents on the Legal Services Board's website.
This consultation closed on 8th September 2023
Read the analysis of consultation responses
Read the submission in relation to Compensation Fund contributions for the year from 1 November
This consultation closed on 13th January 2023
Read the analysis of consultation responses
This consultation closed on 6th December 2022
This consultation, in two parts, closed on 31 October 2022
Read the Consultation Document
Analysis of consultation responses on Ethical Standards
Analysis of consultation responses on Developing Strategic Objectives
Consultation closed 30 September 2022
Read the consultation document
Analysis of consultation responses
This consultation closed on 21 September 2022
Read the consultation document
The Adjudication Panel Rules 2022 Consultation
The consultation ran from mid-February to 1 June 2022.
Consultation responses are currently being reviewed.
January 2022 - The CLC's Professional Indemnity Insurance Arrangements
The Council considered the responses to the consultation at a meeting in March 2022. Their decisions and supporting background material are set out in the three documents below.
Outcome of the CLC 2022 PII Consultation and decisions by the Council of the CLC
Annex A CLC PII consultation 2022 Consultation Responses Analysis
Annex B CLC PII consultation 2022 Brief Survey results
The original Consultation document can be read here:
Consultation closed 25 February 2022.
July 2021 - Review of Licence and Practice Fees and Compensation Fund arrangements for 2021-22
Summary of Responses to the CLC's Consultation on setting regulatory fees (2021-22)
Application to LSB under S51 for PCF Fee approval (2021-22)
LSB Decision Notice 20th October 2021 and Decision Letter
Implementation plan addendum to the CLC PCF application 19th October 2021
LSB Decision Notice on Practice Fees 1st November 2021
LSB Exemption Direction on Compensation Fund Contributions 1st November 2021
June 2021 - Cyber Cover in the CLC's PII Minimum Terms and Conditions
The LSB approved the CLC's application for a rule change on 21 September. Read the Decision Notice
July 2020 - Review of Licence and Practice Fee Arrangements
February 2020 - Review of the CLC’s Accounts Code & Guidance
September 2019 - Changes to the CLC Accounts Code: Summary of Consultation Responses, List of respondents to consultation, Submissions received to the CLC Accounts Code consultation
August 2019 - Responses to the CLC's 2019 Consultation on its Regulatory Fee Arrangements
May 2019 - Review of Licence and Practice Fee Arrangements
April 2019 - Consultation on changes to the CLC Accounts Code
February 2019 - Report on the consultation on the draft Customer Charter can be found here
June 2018 - Implementation of CMA transparency recommendations set out in its Legal Services Market Study
June 2018 - Review of Licence and Practice Fee Arrangements
October 2017 - Helping consumers choose their lawyer: transparency of quality, service and price information
July 2017 - Indicative Sanctions Guidance
June 2017 - Authorisation requirements for entities
June 2017 - Review of Licence and Practice Fee arrangements
February 2017 - Proposed changes to the Accounts Code
March 2017 - Review of the CLC's CPD Regime
May 2016 - Changes to PII arrangements for CLC regulated firms
May 2016 - Practice Fees Consultation
September 2015 - Revised AML Guidance - Analysis of responses to Consultation
May 2015 - Adjudication Panel Consultation Reviews
March 2015 - Proposed New Operating Framework for the Compensation Fund
February 2015 - Survey of Qualified Licensed Conveyancers on provision of education
February 2015 - Survey of CLC Students on provision of education
September 2014 - CLC response to findings of its consultation on the publication of disciplinary information
May 2014 - Consultation Paper Practice Fees
April 2014 - Disciplinary Consultations Findings
May 2013 - Practice Fees
April 2013 - Referrals Consultation - Overview of Responses
March 2013 - Standalone Consultation Paper
January 2013 - Discipline and Appeals Arrangements
August 2011 - Call for evidence : Mortage Fraud
May 2011 - Adjudication Panel Consultation
February 2011 - Feedback from our Outcomes-Focused Regulation Consultation
September 2010 - ABS Framework
September 2010 - Regulatory Enforcement
September 2010 - Revised Rules & Guidance
September 2010 - Litigation & Advocacy
July 2010 - Outcomes-Focused Regulation-Draft CLC Code of Conduct
July 2010 - Code of Conduct Consultation Feedback
February 2010 - Review of License and Practice Fee Arrangements
February 2010 - The CLC's application to regulate Licensed Conveyance Practices into the exercise of rights of Audience and the Conduct of Litigation
January 2010 - Referrals from 3rd Parties - Provision of cost information
July 2008 - Summary of Response to IPS Consultation Paper
January 2008 - Consultation Paper IPS