Mark Neale, Director General, The Bar Standards Board said:
“Following the launch of the BSB’s Reform Programme in 2024, we have been working with the LSB to report on its aims and progress. We are pleased that the LSB has endorsed the Reform Programme and share our ambition. So, although we disagreed with the LSB assessment of BSB’s regulatory performance, in the spirit of constructive engagement and cooperation, the BSB has agreed to some voluntary undertakings which reflect delivery of our Reform Programme. A key part of that is to improve the timeliness and efficiency of our enforcement work to match the high standards of decision-making already achieved. We have in place comprehensive operational performance measures, against which we are making good progress and which we keep under review. We have re-organised to provide unified accountability for our end-to-end enforcement process and launched a consultation on reforms to the enforcement regulations to make processes more efficient and effective. These commitments with the LSB will help to give assurance that the overall direction of improvement at the BSB remains on track.”
