Regulator Profile
LSB
Legal Services Board
Enforcement Regulator2
Areas of regulation
33
Laws enforced
England & Wales
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Legal Services
Oversight Regulation
What LSB does
Oversight regulator for legal services in England and Wales. Supervises approved regulators including SRA, Bar Standards Board, and CILEx. Ensures regulation serves the public interest.
Additional information
Created by Legal Services Act 2007. Does not regulate individual lawyers directly.
Legal framework
Legislation that LSB enforces.
Primary legislation
- Administration of Justice Act 1985 Act 1985
- Compensation Act 2006 Act 2006
- Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 Act 1990
- Data Protection Act 2018 Act 2018
- Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Act 1999
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 Act 2012
- Legal Services Act 2007 Act 2007
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Act 2002
- Solicitors Act 1974 Act 1974
Secondary legislation
- Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011 UK Statutory Instrument 2011
- Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulators) Order 2011 UK Statutory Instrument 2011
- Legal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Modification of Functions) Order 2014 UK Statutory Instrument 2014
- Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
- Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitory Provision) Order 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
- Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
- Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
- Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
- Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6, Transitory, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
- Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 UK Statutory Instrument 2010
- ... and 14 more statutory instruments