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SO74001 - Unqualified person acting as solicitor
Important
This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.
CJS category CI Class 3 Custody Yes PNC Yes
Classification details
- Offence code
- SO74001
- Offence title
- Unqualified person acting as solicitor
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 20 of the Solicitors Act 1974.
- CJS category code
- CI
- Offence class
- 3
- Custodial indicator
- Yes
- Recordable on PNC
- Yes
- Offence start date
- 02-Jan-74
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 11536.