Sexual Misconduct - A Practical Guide to the SRA’s Regulatory Framework

Introduction

The SRA has released guidance on sexual misconduct. All regulated firms should ensure they are aware of the SRA’s guidance, their expectations of firms and how they may approach an allegation of sexual misconduct.

Ideal for compliance officers or those within a HR team, this new virtual classroom seminar will provide a detailed summary of the SRA guidance on sexual misconduct, the SRA’s reporting regime and a summary of the requirement to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace under the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• The SRA reporting obligations and SRA Enforcement Strategy
• What is sexual misconduct according to the SRA
• When the sexual misconduct happens in private life and the proximity to practice
• How the SRA assess the seriousness of the conduct to include criminality, consent, vulnerability and intoxication
• The SRA's expectations on firms
• Overview of the requirement to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace under the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023
• Examples given in the SRA guidance
• Scenarios for discussion

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.