Consultation to remove reference to the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) from the Rights of Audience Certification Rules and to replace the QASA elements with additional competency requirements
CILEx Regulation is consulting on the proposal to amend the Rights of Audience Certification Rules to remove reference to the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) and to replace the QASA elements with additional competency requirements, particularly focused on Youth Court advocacy.
This consultation would be of interest to CILEX Advocates, members of our regulated community and other stakeholders including approved regulators, consumers of legal services, consumer organisations and those interested in criminal justice.
- Consultation
- Rights of Audience Certification Rules – proposed changes (Annex 1)
- Practitioner Authorisation Rules – proposed changes (Annex 2)
- Associate Prosecutor Rights of Audience and Litigation Certificate Rules – proposed changes (Annex 3)
- Admissions and Licensing Committee Rules – proposed changes (Annex 4)
This consultation will run for 4 weeks, from 18 June 2021, closing at 4pm on 16 July 2021.
Please send responses to consultations@cilexregulation.org.uk, marked for the attention of Danielle Rowles.
