Due to the difference in guidelines between the SRA and the Bar Standards Board, CPD points are awarded differently for Solicitors, Barristers and Legal Executives:
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority / ILEX:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain ½ an accredited CPD point (30 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
This podcast aims to examine the 5 tiers of the new points-based business immigration system, looking at the number of points a migrant needs to earn in order to qualify under each tier and how those points are earned. The speaker highlights the major differences between the new and old system.
The immigration system in the UK is being reformed in phases, as the Home Office undertakes what has been referred to as 'the most radical overhaul or immigration law and procedure for 45 years'. In this podcast Fiona Ball introduces the listener to the different tiers of the new points-based business immigration system
podcast added 29/04/10