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DASLS raises concerns around transparency and accountability in the SRAs draft Business Plan and Funding Requirement 2026/27
SRA Consultation
Draft Business Plan and Funding Requirement 2026/27
DASLS has submitted its response to the SRA's consultation about its draft Business Plan and Funding Requirement 2026/27.
Whilst accepting investment is needed we raise concerns about the level of increases without clarification about measurable outcomes and how lessons will be learned from the mistakes of the recent past.
Above all it emphasises the need to rebuild the relationship and trust between the regulator and those it regulates.
Read the full text here:
/uploads/dasls-business-plan-and-funding-requirement-2026-consultation-response.pdf
To read the SRA's proposal see https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/consultations/ The consultation closes on Monday 22nd June at 12 noon.
The national Law Society's response can be viewed at SRA 2026/27 business plan consultation - Law Society response | The Law Society
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