{"id":2809,"date":"2015-07-06T11:46:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T10:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infolaw.co.uk\/newsletter\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2021-01-12T16:30:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T16:30:58","slug":"legal-web-watch-cpdcompetence-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infolaw.co.uk\/newsletter\/2015\/07\/legal-web-watch-cpdcompetence-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Web Watch: CPD\/competence special"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legal Web Watch is a free monthly email service which complements the Internet Newsletter for Lawyers. To receive Legal Web Watch regularly sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Changes to CPD for solicitors<\/h3>\n

All solicitors should by now be aware that changes are afoot with CPD! But there is no need to panic as we are now within a transition period during which you can plan how you wish to appoach CPD and ready yourself for adopting the new competence regime which will become compulsory from November 2016.<\/p>\n

For the years 2014\/15 and 2015\/16 you can continue, as previously, to complete 16 hours’ CPD or you can choose to follow the new competency regime.<\/p>\n

Continuing with CPD<\/h4>\n

Until October 2016, you can continue to record time spent on CPD activities<\/a>. There is no longer a requirement to obtain 25 per cent of this face to face, so you can obtain all<\/em> of your 16 hours’ CPD by doing online courses such as ours<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Adopting the new competency regime<\/h4>\n

The SRA’s new approach to continuing competence<\/a> was introduced in April and can be adopted at any time before it becomes compulsory from November 2016. This new approach puts the responsibility on you to:<\/p>\n