Free SRA Website Compliance Checker for UK Law Firms
TL;DR: Run a free check now → The Problem Between May 2023 and September 2024, the SRA issued: 838 warning letters for transparency violations 55 fixed penalty fines (£750 first offense, £1,500 repeat)
TL;DR: Run a free check now →
The Problem
Between May 2023 and September 2024, the SRA issued:
- 838 warning letters for transparency violations
- 55 fixed penalty fines (£750 first offense, £1,500 repeat)
Most firms had no idea their website was non-compliant until the letter arrived.
Why Manual Reviews Miss Gaps
You know where everything is on your website. A visitor doesn't. The SRA Transparency Rules are about what a stranger can find, not what you know exists.
The most common gaps:
- ❌ Missing SRA digital badge (must be the live badge, not a saved image)
- ❌ Complaints information not prominently displayed
- ❌ Price transparency missing for advertised services
- ❌ SRA number not displayed correctly
What This Tool Does
We built a free checker that reads your public pages the way the SRA does:
- Enter your firm's website (no account needed)
- Wait ~2 minutes while we scan up to 40 public pages
- See what was found and what wasn't with evidence
The check shows:
- ✓ SRA number location
- ✓ Digital badge presence (and whether it's the live badge)
- ✓ Complaints information accessibility
- ✓ Price transparency assessment for advertised services
How It Works
- Public pages only - we read what any visitor can see
- No account required for the free check
- Evidence included - see exactly which pages were checked
- Not a certificate - results are detected or not detected, never compliant or non-compliant
Why We Built This
After analyzing 6,300+ UK law firm websites, we found that 75% had at least one gap. The SRA runs ongoing web sweeps, and firms usually learn about issues only when a warning letter arrives.
This tool lets you check your own site before they do.
What Happens After a Warning Letter
If you've already received one:
- Map the letter to the actual rules - check each breach against the Transparency Rules wording
- Fix everything, not just named items - follow-up reviews aren't limited to the original breaches
- Reply within the deadline with a clear record of changes
- Review regularly - repeat breaches within 3 years double the penalty
Related Guides
- SRA Transparency Rules checklist
- What complaints information must be published
- Price transparency requirements by service type
Questions? This tool is maintained by Firm Beacon. We're independent and not affiliated with the SRA.
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