Compliance officers

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Guidance

Guidance

Responsibilities of COLPs and COFAs - Guidance

Guidance: To assist COLPs and COFAs in understanding their duties and responsibilities.

Money missing from client account - Warning notice

Warning notice: Relevant to all firms and individuals we regulate but is particularly relevant to you if you are a manager of a firm or a firm's COFA or COLP.

Glossary terms

COLP

means compliance officer for legal practice and in relation to a licensable body is a reference to its HOLP

manager

means:

  1. the sole principal in a recognised sole practice;
  2. a member of a LLP;
  3. a director of a company;
  4. a partner in a partnership; or
  5. in relation to any other body, a member of its governing body
interest holder

means a person who has an interest or an indirect interest, or holds a material interest, in a body (and "indirect interest" and "interest" have the same meaning as in the LSA), and references to "holds an interest" shall be construed accordingly

SRA

means the Solicitors Regulation Authority

regulatory arrangements

has the meaning given to it by section 21 of the LSA

COFA

means a compliance officer for finance and administration and in relation to a licensable body is a reference to its HOFA