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McClure Solicitors: Insolvency

Commons · Question 21670 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Kate Osborne

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to identify all people impacted by the collapse of McClure solicitors.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 13 Jan 2025

The legal profession in England and Wales operates independently of government. The responsibility for regulating the sector sits with the approved regulators, overseen by the Legal Services Board. It would therefore not be appropriate for the Ministry of...