Legal Profession: Standards
Commons · Question 75391 · Tabled 5 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she will have discussions with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on standards of ethical behaviour of (a) solicitors’ and (b) barristers’ during (i) police interviews and (ii) court proceedings.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 15 Sep 2025
The legal profession and regulation of the profession in England and Wales operates independently of government. This framework is set out in the Legal Services Act 2007. Regulation of the sector is carried out by independent regulators, overseen by the L...