# Colp cofa rules: SRA Compliance Officer Rules

> The SRA Compliance Officer Rules carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 600,000 to 2,000,000 GBP, read 28 October 2026.

COLP and COFA · https://colpcofa.co.uk/datasets/sra-compliance-officer-rules/ · computed 2026-10-28

**Range of the published figures:** 600,000 to 2,000,000 GBP (range 600,000 to 2,000,000 GBP; 3 published figures; 2 of 12 sources read publish one).

2 of the 12 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 28 October 2026.

## By rule

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| rule manager-bar-client-money-threshold | 2,000,000 GBP | 2,000,000 to 2,000,000 GBP | 1 |
| rule manager-bar-turnover-threshold | 600,000 GBP | 600,000 to 600,000 GBP | 1 |
| rule sole-owner-manager-colp-turnover-cap | 600,000 GBP | 600,000 to 600,000 GBP | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SRA: draft Authorisation of Firms Rules post-consultation (2026), rules 8.4 to 8.7](https://www.sra.org.uk/globalassets/documents/sra/consultations/2026/cpr-protecting-the-client-money-that-solicitors-hold/draft-sra-authorisation-rules-post-consultation.pdf) | 2,000,000 GBP | manager-bar-client-money-threshold | 2026-10-28 |
| [SRA: draft Authorisation of Firms Rules post-consultation (2026), rules 8.4 to 8.7](https://www.sra.org.uk/globalassets/documents/sra/consultations/2026/cpr-protecting-the-client-money-that-solicitors-hold/draft-sra-authorisation-rules-post-consultation.pdf) | 600,000 GBP | manager-bar-turnover-threshold | 2026-10-28 |
| [SRA guidance: authorisation and approval of role holders](https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/guidance/authorisation-approval-role-holders/) | 600,000 GBP | sole-owner-manager-colp-turnover-cap | 2026-10-28 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (3)

- [SRA: draft Authorisation of Firms Rules post-consultation (2026), rules 8.4 to 8.7](https://www.sra.org.uk/globalassets/documents/sra/consultations/2026/cpr-protecting-the-client-money-that-solicitors-hold/draft-sra-authorisation-rules-post-consultation.pdf), read 2026-10-28: "balance exceeding £2,000,000 (or the equivalent in a foreign currency) where the"
- [SRA: draft Authorisation of Firms Rules post-consultation (2026), rules 8.4 to 8.7](https://www.sra.org.uk/globalassets/documents/sra/consultations/2026/cpr-protecting-the-client-money-that-solicitors-hold/draft-sra-authorisation-rules-post-consultation.pdf), read 2026-10-28: "ost recently completed accounting period, it: had an annual turnover of more than £600,000; or held or received client money with a maximum statement or passbook balance exceeding £2,000,000 (or the equivalent in foreign currency); and (b) the individual is a manager or owner of the authorised body who has authority whether under the authorised body’s constitution, governance arrangements or usual"
- [SRA guidance: authorisation and approval of role holders](https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/guidance/authorisation-approval-role-holders/), read 2026-10-28: "In addition, your firm must have an annual turnover of no more than £600,000."

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules (rule 8: compliance officers)](https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/authorisation-firms-rules/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [SRA: apply to change your compliance officers](https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/firm-based-authorisation/existing-firms-applications/approval-colp-cofa/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [SRA Code of Conduct for Firms (paras 9.1 and 9.2: COLP and COFA duties)](https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/code-conduct-firms/), read 2026-10-24: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Legal Services Board (approver of the rule change)](https://legalservicesboard.org.uk/), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Law Society: compliance officers](https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/advice/articles/compliance-officers/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Legal Futures: LSB approves separation of compliance and management roles](https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/lsb-approves-separation-of-compliance-and-management-roles), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Legal Futures: SRA announces pause to compliance officer rule changes](https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-announces-pause-to-compliance-officer-rule-changes), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Legal Futures: Law Society urges targeted risk model](https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/law-society-urges-targeted-risk-model-for-colp-cofa-reform), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Legal Futures: SRA adding to confusion around COLP/COFA changes](https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-adding-to-confusion-around-colp-cofa-changes), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Legal Futures associate: the COLP and COFA split](https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/the-colp-and-cofa-split-what-changes-for-law-firm-governance), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 2 of the 12 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 10 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 3 figures, never sentences; 48 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per rule: who must appoint a COLP and COFA, who may be one (lawyer for COLP), SRA approval before appointment, whether one person may hold both, and the new rules 8.4 to 8.7 (managers who direct significant decisions barred from the roles at firms over £600,000 turnover or £2m client money; sole owner-managers below both may be COLP but not COFA), with the date in force and its status (approved, phased, paused) as the SRA and LSB state them

## Sources

- [SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules (rule 8: compliance officers)](https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/authorisation-firms-rules/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SRA: draft Authorisation of Firms Rules post-consultation (2026), rules 8.4 to 8.7](https://www.sra.org.uk/globalassets/documents/sra/consultations/2026/cpr-protecting-the-client-money-that-solicitors-hold/draft-sra-authorisation-rules-post-consultation.pdf) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SRA: apply to change your compliance officers](https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/firm-based-authorisation/existing-firms-applications/approval-colp-cofa/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SRA guidance: authorisation and approval of role holders](https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/guidance/authorisation-approval-role-holders/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SRA Code of Conduct for Firms (paras 9.1 and 9.2: COLP and COFA duties)](https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/code-conduct-firms/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Legal Services Board (approver of the rule change)](https://legalservicesboard.org.uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Law Society: compliance officers](https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/advice/articles/compliance-officers/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Legal Futures: LSB approves separation of compliance and management roles](https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/lsb-approves-separation-of-compliance-and-management-roles) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Legal Futures: SRA announces pause to compliance officer rule changes](https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-announces-pause-to-compliance-officer-rule-changes) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Legal Futures: Law Society urges targeted risk model](https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/law-society-urges-targeted-risk-model-for-colp-cofa-reform) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Legal Futures: SRA adding to confusion around COLP/COFA changes](https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-adding-to-confusion-around-colp-cofa-changes) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Legal Futures associate: the COLP and COFA split](https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/the-colp-and-cofa-split-what-changes-for-law-firm-governance) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The SRA Compliance Officer Rules carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 600,000 to 2,000,000 GBP, read 28 October 2026.
- 2 of the 12 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 28 October 2026.
- SRA Compliance Officer Rules, rule manager-bar-client-money-threshold: median 2,000,000 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
- SRA Compliance Officer Rules, rule manager-bar-turnover-threshold: median 600,000 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
- SRA Compliance Officer Rules, rule sole-owner-manager-colp-turnover-cap: median 600,000 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.

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