Office for the Supervision of Solicitors (Hansard, 1 July 2002)

HC Deb 01 July 2002 vol 388 c173W 173W

§ Mr. Vaz
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) if she will make a statement about the operation of the OSS; [63802]
(2) what proposals she has concerning the operation of the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors. [64830]

§ Ms Rosie Winterton
The performance of the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors (OSS) has been in some respects disappointing. The Lord Chancellor has therefore asked the Legal Services Ombudsman to maintain increased oversight of the OSS and to report to him regularly on progress against a range of issues. He expects to receive the Ombudsman's report on the integrity of the data provided by the OSS and her advice as to future performance measures this autumn.