Governance
IPS is committed to openness and accountability.
Information about how the board works and the standards it aims to
achieve appear in the following documents:
The board is accountable to CILEx, CILEx members and the Legal
Services Board. It has developed a business
plan against which performance can be assessed:
performance of the company and the board will be assessed each
year. Starting in 2010, IPS will publish an annual report to
bring all these matters together. The board also publishes
the minutes of its meetings. The most recent minutes can be
accessed here. The
Professional Conduct Panel and Disciplinary Tribunal of IPS produce
an annual report which can be accessed here.
The IPS strategy links with the
vision statement adopted by the
CILEx Group. IPS is committed to underpinning the rule of law
and the administration of justice and to acting in accordance with
the regulatory principles set out in the Legal Services
Act. The strategy commits IPS to:
- maintain an independent approach in its work
- develop an understanding of the needs of those to whom CILEx
members provide legal services
- work closely with CILEx to support professional development and
sustain good professional practice
- be a proportionate regulator which targets risk
- demonstrate good governance and achieve value for money in all
it does.
The strategy sets out key aims for each of six work stream areas
adopted by the board – governance and process; education and
standards; registration and accreditation; fitness to
practise; communication and partnership; and performance and
risk.