In its 2025 Corporate Plan, launched today, CILEx Regulation Limited (CRL) sets out a bold programme of action to strengthen the regulation of legal executives and improve information to consumers. The key priorities deliver the first year of its 2025-2027 Corporate Strategy which was published in November 2024 and reflect widespread consultation with the profession, consumer groups and others.
The 2025 Corporate Plan reflects on the considerable progress CRL has made during 2024 in delivering the final year of the 2022-24 strategy and sets out its priorities for 2025 against each of CRL’s new strategic objectives:
- Standards and public trust
- Access to justice and consumer empowerment
- Independence and sustainability
- Be and authoritative and capable organisation
Independent Chair, Jonathan Rees commented:
“We remain proud of our strong governance, independent and cost-effective operational structure and productive engagement with our regulated community. We welcome the support for our work in successive consultations from those we regulate and will continue to engage widely and openly as we deliver this programme. In 2025 we will remain focused on delivering a high standard of specialist regulation for CILEX members which is risk-based, proportionate and in the public and consumer interest.
The 2025 Corporate Plan reflects on the considerable progress we have made during 2024, despite the continued uncertainty arising from CILEX’s proposals to redelegate regulation and sets out our priorities for 2025 against our four new strategic objectives. A key focus is to continue to develop CRL’s capability and capacity; make our qualifications as accessible as possible whilst maintaining standards; to pursue innovative models to minimise the regulatory burden; and champion fair access by enhancing the information available to consumers to improve accessibility to legal services.
We will also continue actively to contribute to the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) work, for instance on ongoing competence, technology, updating the Internal Governance Rules and empowering consumers, as well as learning from other regulators.”
This progressive programme for 2025 and beyond supports CRL’s mission and purpose to ensure high standards of professional conduct and competence, protect and promote the public and consumer interests, enhance respect and understanding for CRL qualifications and to maintain the integrity and trust of the legal profession.
