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Passing Your SQM Audit Course
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Passing Your SQM Audit Course

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Highlights

  • Delivered Online

  • 2 hours 30 minutes

  • All levels

Description

Achieving the Specialist Quality Mark is essential for organisations who choose the SQM accreditation for delivering legal aid services. This intensive training course will guide you through every stage of the audit process — from preparation to post-audit appeals — ensuring you are confident, compliant, and ready to succeed.

What You’ll Learn

  • How to Prepare: Practical steps to get your organisation audit-ready.

  • Pre-Audit Submissions: What documents must be sent in advance, and by when.

  • Audit Size: How auditors determine time on site, number of interviews and file audits.

  • What auditors expect to see in your business planning and financial records.

  • How supervision is assessed, including typical questions asked at interview.

  • What auditors look for when reviewing your file review records.

  • Expectations for training in your category of law, plus mandatory regulatory training.

  • Data Protection & Anti-Money Laundering Records: what records must be maintained.

  • File Audit Criteria: Detailed breakdown of what is audited on casefiles.

  • Full summary of all SQM requirements sections A-G, including annual review requirements.

  • Post-Audit Process: Timescales, reporting, and the appeals process explained.

Target Audience

This practical session is tailored for anyone involved in the preparation for an SQM Audit.

Resources

Course notes will be provided to all delegates which may be useful for ongoing reference or cascade training.

Please note a recording of the course will not be made available.

Speaker

Steve joined DG Legal after leaving the Legal Aid Agency in August 2016. In his 17 years at the LAA, he worked in the audit team as both auditor and manager and was a Contract Manager for several years.

Steve is also a certified SQM auditor and undertakes audits on behalf of Recognising Excellence as well as running training sessions for the SQM Audit Team periodically.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Will I receive a Zoom link before the event?

    Yes, prior to the event a link will be sent to the email address used to register for the course so please ensure the delegate details are correct.

    You may also wish to save the domain @system.cademy.io as a safe sender to avoid emails containing access details and handouts from being diverted to junk/spam folders.

  • Will I be able to view a recording of this Course after the event?

    No, a recording will not be made available.

  • Can I record the training session?

    No, recording the training session is not allowed.  If you attempt to record the session or are found to be recording the event, you may be removed from the session and you will not be eligible for a refund.

  • Do you provide a certificate of attendance?

    For our Premier Training courses, please email us at teamadmin@dglegal.co.uk after the event if you require a certificate of attendance.

  • Will you provide a copy of the slides?

    The slides will be distributed by email after the event.

    You may also wish to save the domain @system.cademy.io as a safe sender to avoid emails containing access details and handouts from being diverted to junk/spam folders.

  • Are there any accompanying notes?

    Yes and these will be distributed by email after the event.

    You may also wish to save the domain @system.cademy.io as a safe sender to avoid emails containing access details and handouts from being diverted to junk/spam folders.

  • Terms and Conditions
    1. Bookings may only be cancelled by written notice received by us not less than 10 working days before the date of the course.  We cannot accept cancellations by telephone.  The delegate fee will be credited to you less an administration charge of £25 + VAT per delegate booking that is cancelled. Refunds of delegate fees for late cancellations (i.e. cancellations received by us less than 10 working days before the date of the course) will not be refunded.  Failure to attend the course will constitute late cancellation and payment will still be due or forfeit if already paid. 
    2. You may notify us of a substitute delegate at any stage, without charge.  
    3. DG Legal reserves the right to vary or cancel a course where the occasion necessitates.   We will refund any payment made in respect of a cancelled course but otherwise do not accept any liability for a course not taking place.
  • Should I book using the General Delegate rate or the Retainer Delegate rate?

    The majority of delegates should choose the General Delegate rate.  


    A discount is available for delegates attending from firms with a current retainer contract with DG Legal i.e. firms that are paying a monthly or annual subscription for our Retainer Service (please contact us by emailing admin@dglegal.co.uk for confirmation of eligibility). If you choose the Retainer Delegate option and are not eligible, you are still bound to pay the full rate and will be invoiced accordingly.

Dates

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    Delivered Online
    £120 - £160+ VAT
    This course will take place in 2026
  • to
    37 spaces left
    Delivered Online
    £120 - £160+ VAT
    This course will take place in 2026

About The Provider

DG Legal
DG Legal
Loughborough
Established in 2000, DG Legal is the largest provider of strategic and compliance services operating in England and Wales. Our strategy is to recruit and retain only leading consultants in their respective fields of expertise. Each member of the team has either worked for or pro...
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