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How to apply as an individual for renewal of a practising certificate

26 September 2022

Practising certificates/registrations renewals will take place from 1 to 31 October 2022 inclusive. 

Form name and location

The practising certificate application form can be found in mySRA under 'Start a new application' and in 'Individual applications'. It is called 'Apply for a practising certificate' and will appear at the top of the list.

If you are a registered European or foreign lawyer renewing, your relevant application form will be shown.

Once started, all draft applications can be found in 'Applications and documents' within 'My profile'.

Questions in the practising certificate application form

To help you get ready, here is what you will be asked.

Getting started

This tells you what your application is for and what information you need to give us.

Continuing competence

Have you reflected on your practice and addressed any identified learning and development needs in the past year?

All solicitors must remain competent to carry out their role and keep their professional knowledge and skills up to date. This applies to all solicitors who have a practising certificate, whether they work in the UK or overseas. Learn more about continuing competence

Reduced fees

If you are currently on maternity leave (or equivalent), or were between 1 November 2021 – 31 October 2022, you may be eligible for a reduced fee.

Declaration/fee/payment

This is where you will confirm the information given within this application is correct and the declaration statement must be ticked to proceed.

The fee summary page will show you how the fee is broken down - administration, regulatory and Compensation Fund contribution.

In most cases we will approve your practising certificate or registration application immediately and you will pay all your fees in one go.

However, if we need to further assess your application, you will only pay your administration fee for now. If we approve the application, you will then pay the regulatory fee and Compensation Fund contribution.

More about practising fees and Compensation Fund contributions.

Help and guidance

Get help using mySRA.