Question reference: S6W-03471
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 30 September 2021
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Ash Denham on 1 October 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will consult on the recommendations in the report of the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation in Scotland.
Answer
A consultation based on Esther Roberton’s recommendations, from her independent review of legal services regulation, will be available to the public via Citizen Space from 1 October until 24 December 2021. In parallel we will be undertaking a series of consultation focus groups to increase the opportunity for stakeholders and the public to respond to the consultation in part or in whole.
As was stated in my response, the Scottish Government is open to further views on how the report recommendations should be taken forward and this consultation is intentionally broadly set to capture the fullest range of views on the recommendations and what level of reform is supported. As such the consultation has been developed collaboratively with those representing consumer interests and the legal profession.
The findings from the consultation exercise will inform the design of reform, and confirms our commitment to a modern and effective framework of legal services regulation.
The consultation will be available at: https://consult.gov.scot/justice/legal-services-regulation-reform-in-scotland .