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SRA STRATEGY

3 Jan 2020News

The regulator says its corporate strategy for the coming years will focus on 'high professional standards and supporting innovation to help people access legal help'Â. The SRA consulted with more than 500 people. However, SRA chair Anna Bradley acknowledged that when the corporate strategy was developed, it was set against 'a backcloth of uncertainty and change, but a pandemic was not on our list'Â. Setting out its strategic priorities for the next three years to 2023, the SRA said it now plans to consult on its business plan for the first time later this year. 20 March

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