Dear Raheel

Freedom of Information Request – Our Ref: FOI/016

Thank you for your email of today’s date requesting information. I am
treating this as an information request under the Law Society Freedom of
Information Code of Practice ("the Code").

You have requested the following information:

“I am writing to request the % Pass rates for the IAAS Level 1 and 2 exams
for the Year 2017 and 2018.

Please provide me the following details:

1. Total Number of Applicants who sat the Exams 2. Number of applicants
divided into two categories Level 1 and Level 2 exams for IAAS 3. Total
number of applicants that passed the exam for the year 2017 4. Total
number of applicants that passed the exam for the year 2018 5. What
percentage of students did not attend the exam 6. Total amount of fees
paid each year by students to sit the Law society exam.”

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We are currently dealing with your request and will aim to respond
formally by 6 September 2018 which is 20 working days from the receipt of
your request.

Your sincerely

Bob Stanley

Information Compliance Manager

Risk and Assurance Team

The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL

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Dear Raheel

Freedom of Information Request – Our Ref: FOI/016

Further to my email of 8 August 2018 please find below the response to
your request under the Law Society’s Freedom of Information Code of
Practice.

You requested the following information:

“I am writing to request the % Pass rates for the IAAS Level 1 and 2 exams
for the Year 2017 and 2018.

Please provide me the following details:

 1. Total Number of Applicants who sat the Exams 2. Number of applicants
divided into two categories Level 1 and Level 2 exams for IAAS 3.
Total number of applicants that passed the exam for the year 2017 4.
Total number of applicants that passed the exam for the year 2018 5.
What percentage of students did not attend the exam 6. Total amount of
fees paid each year by students to sit the Law society exam.”

Please note that we do not hold information about non-attendance at
examinations or the fees paid (your points 5 and 6). This is because
Central Law Training (CLT) is the examination provider, not the Law
Society, and CLT do not provide us with that information.

Information

 1. Total Number of Applicants who sat the Exams – in total for 2017-2018,
699 candidates undertook the following exams (please note that some
candidates sit both the Level 2 and Supervisor exams):

February 2017 June 2017 October 2017 February 2018 June 2018

Level 1: 27 Level 1: 21 Level 1: 15 Level 1: 13 Level 1: 19

Level 2: 96 Level 2: 71 Level 2: 100 Level 2: 90 Level 2: 101

Level 2 Level 2 Level 2 Level 2 Level 2
supervisor: 14 supervisor: 13 supervisor: 22 Supervisor: 40 supervisor:
 57
       
 

 2. Number of applicants divided into two categories Level 1 and Level 2
exams for IAAS  

See table 1 above.

 3. Total number of applicants that passed the exam for the year 2017 – in
total for 2017, 226 passed the exams; 153 failed.

February 2017 June 2017 October 2017

Level 1: 15 passed; 12 Level 1: 17 passed; 4 Level 1: 10 passed; 5
failed. failed. failed.

Level 2: 69 passed; 27 Level 2: 43 passed; 28 Level 2: 42 passed; 58
failed. failed. failed.

Level 2 supervisor: 8 Level 2 supervisor: 9 Level 2 supervisor: 13
passed; 6 failed. passed; 4 failed. passed; 9 failed.

 4. Total number of applicants that passed the exam for the year 2018 – in
total for 2018 – 194 passed; 126 failed

February 2018 June 2018

Level 1: 8 passed; 5 failed Level 1: 13 passed; 6 failed

Level 2: 52 passed; 38 failed Level 2: 62 passed; 39 failed

Level 2 Supervisor: 26 passed; 14 Level 2 Supervisor:  33 passed; 24
failed failed.

5. What percentage of students did not attend the exam – We do not hold
this information. This is because we are not the examination provider.

 6. Total amount of fees paid each year by students to sit the Law society
exam.  – We do not hold this information. This is because we are not
the examination provider.

I hope this information is of use.

Yours sincerely

Bob Stanley

Information Compliance Manager

Risk and Assurance Team

The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL

t: 020 7320 5662 (Ext 4117)

f: 020 7320 5685

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