Office for the Supervision of Solicitors

HC Deb 22 October 2002 vol 391 c252W

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will make a statement on the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors. [73612]

Mr. Desmond Swayne

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will make a statement on the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors. [73614]

Ms Rosie Winterton

We have serious concerns about the performance of the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors (OSS), which is being monitored closely. The Lord Chancellor has warned the OSS that unless swift and substantive improvements are made across the board, he will not hesitate to implement his reserve powers which allow for the establishment of a Legal Services Complaints Commissioner.