The Legal Services Consultative Panel is an advisory body of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

government tasked with advising the

Lord Chancellor The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. Th ...

on the regulation and training of lawyers and other figures offering legal services. Established by Section 35 of the

Access to Justice Act 1999 The Access to Justice Act 1999 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced the legal aid system in England and Wales. It created the Legal Services Commission, replacing the Legal Aid Board, and two new schemes: Community Legal ...

, the body came into existence on 1 January 2000 and replaced the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct (ACLEC).

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