Response 3819314

Response to request for information

Reference

3819314

Response date

25 September 2025

Request

• When recruiting CEOs or monitoring officers (including deputies), what legal qualifications (if any) do you require?
• Do you accept CILEX Fellow status as a legal qualification to be equivalent to solicitors and barristers in their area of specialism, for the purposes of recruitment?

Response

• When recruiting CEOs or monitoring officers (including deputies), what legal qualifications (if any) do you require?
  • CEO - none
  • Monitoring Officer and Deputy Monitoring Officer - qualified solicitor
• Do you accept CILEX Fellow status as a legal qualification to be equivalent to solicitors and barristers in their area of specialism, for the purposes of recruitment?
  • Yes