Regulator profile

LSB

Legal Services Board

Enforcement Regulator England & Wales

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.

Created by Legal Services Act 2007. Does not regulate individual lawyers directly.

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Legislation that LSB directly enforces.

Secondary legislation

Legal Services Act 2007 (Prescribed Charity) Order 2008 Legal Services Act 2007 (Levy) (No. 2) Rules 2010 The Legal Services Act 2007 (Levy) (No.2) Rules 2010 Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011 Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulators) Order 2011 Legal Services Act 2007 (Designation as a Licensing Authority) (No. 2) Order 2011 (Council for Licensed Conveyancers) Legal Services Act 2007 (Designation as a Licensing Authority) Order 2011 (The Law Society) Legal Services Act 2007 (Licensing Authorities) (Maximum Penalty) Rules 2011 Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society) (Modification of Functions) Order 2011 The Legal Services Act 2007 (Licensing Authorities) (Maximum Penalty) Rules 2011

… and 9 more statutory instruments.

Legislation connected to LSB’s remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.

Establishing / enabling

Legal Services Act 2007 UK Act of Parliament

Administered / monitored

Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulators — Maximum Penalty) Order 2022 UK Statutory Instrument

Amendments / commencements

Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008 UK Statutory Instrument Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitory Provision) Order 2008 UK Statutory Instrument Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2008 UK Statutory Instrument Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 UK Statutory Instrument Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2009 UK Statutory Instrument Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6, Transitory, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2009 UK Statutory Instrument Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 UK Statutory Instrument The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2010 UK Statutory Instrument Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2011 UK Statutory Instrument

Referenced in enforcement

Solicitors Act 1974 UK Act of Parliament Administration of Justice Act 1985 UK Act of Parliament Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 UK Act of Parliament Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 UK Act of Parliament Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 UK Act of Parliament Compensation Act 2006 UK Act of Parliament LASPOA 2012 UK Act of Parliament Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 UK Statutory Instrument Data Protection Act 2018 UK Act of Parliament

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