AC0601 - The Bar Council - Chief Executive
The Bar Council
Relationship between the Bar Council and Bar Standards Board
The Role of Chief Executive
Salary and benefits
Application process and timeline
Further Background Information
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Candidate Brief PDF

Further Background Information

The Legal Services Board (LSB)

The Legal Services Act (“LSA”) received the Royal Assent in November 2007. The General Council of the Bar is the approved regulator of the Bar, for the purposes of the LSA. The LSA requires the approved regulator, when carrying out its regulatory functions, to act in a way which is compatible with the Regulatory Objectives.

The Legal Services Act 2007 outlines the role and the responsibilities of the LSB. These include:

oversight of the approved regulators oversight of the Office for Legal Complaints (which is responsible for administering the Legal Ombudsman scheme)
making recommendations to amend the list of reserved legal activities
setting up voluntary arrangements to improve standards (if required)

In all their work, they must consider how best to promote nine regulatory objectives set out in the Act. More information can be found on their website https://legalservicesboard.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are