| 1. The percentage of complaints / allegations of misconduct against solicitors that have been upheld by the SRA. | | | | | | | |
| 6. The percentage of complaints / allegations of misconduct that resulted in a referral to the SDT. | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| | Upheld (includes letters of advice) | 14% | 12% | 10% |
| | Referred to SDT | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| | Added to existing Disciplinary Proceedings | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| | Ongoing Other Action | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| | Other Outcomes | 82% | 82% | 79% |
| | Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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| 2. The percentage of complaints against large (Top 50) law firms that have been upheld by the SRA. | | | | | | | |
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| | This data is not held. We do not identify the top 50 firms on our database. | | | | | | |
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| 3. The number of complaints / allegations of misconduct against solicitors and law firms received by the SRA. | | | | | | | |
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| | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | | | | |
| | 5127 | 5385 | 6157 | | | | |
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| 4. The percentage of SRA conduct investigations that are considered to have been conducted satisfactorily as measured by customer feedback forms. | | | | | | | |
| (These figures relate to the customer feedback forms sent out following complaints / allegations of misconduct) | | | | | | | |
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| | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | | | | |
| | 49% | 48% | 36% | | | | |
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| 5. The percentage of SRA investigations that have been forwarded to the Legal Services Ombudsman for further consideration. | | | | | | | |
| (These figures relate to complaints / allegations of misconduct that were referred to the LSO. This does not include any regulatory investigations that were referred to the LSO) | | | | | | | |
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| | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | | | | |
| | 8% | 10% | 8% | | | | |
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