Chapter 9: The CPD Rules Flashcards
1 Continuing Professional Development
(a) Continuing Professional Development is work undertaken over and above the normal commitments of a barrister with a view to developing the barrister’s SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS in areas relevant to their present or proposed area of practice in order to keep the barrister up to date and maintain the highest standards of professional practice.
2 New Practitioner Programme
(a) Any barrister who starts practice on or after 1 October 2001 MUST during the first 3 calendar years in which the barrister holds a
practising certificate after any pupillage year COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 45 HOURS CPD.
(i) A calendar year begins on 1 January.
(ii) Example: If Dharma complete her pupillage on 1st September 2018 she will begin her New Practitioner Programme on 1st
January 2019. She will therefore need to complete the 45 hours CPD by 31st December 2022.
3 Established Practitioner Programme
(a) Any barrister who has completed the New Practitioner Programme and who holds a practising certificate MUST UNDERTAKE CPD IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR.
(b) An EPP barrister MUST:
(i) PREPARE a written CPD PLAN, setting out learning objectives and the types of CPD the barrister proposes to undertake;
(ii) KEEP a written record of the CPD activities undertaken;
(iii) KEEP a written record in the CPD plan of:
(1) The barrister’s reflection on the CPD he or she has undertaken;
(2) Any variation in the barrister’s planned CPD activities; and
(3) The barrister’s assessment of his or her future learning objectives.
(iv) RETAIN a record of the CPD plan and completed CPD activities for 3 years.
(v) SUBMIT to the BSB an annual DECLARATION OF COMPLETION of CPD.
4 General provisions about CPD
(a) Both NPP and EPP barristers should have regard to the CPD Guidance issues by the BSB which provides a structure that would represent good practice for most barristers when considering their CPD requirements.
(b) For EPP barristers, is there a minimum hours of CPD they must carry out?
NO
there is NO MINIMUM number of CPD hours which must be completed in each calendar year. It is the responsibility of the individual barrister to determine the CPD activities which will be undertaken in order to meet the requirements of CPD.
(c) The BSB will ASSESS AND MONITOR compliance with CPD.
