Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, CILEX would like to request the following information:
* When recruiting CEOs or monitoring officers (including deputies), what legal qualifications (if any) do you require?
We do not require any legal qualification for our Civil Enforcement Officers. We do require our Monitoring Officer to be legally qualified with relevant knowledge of local government legislation and governance processes.
* Do you accept CILEX Fellow status as a legal qualification to be equivalent to solicitors and barristers in their area of specialism, for the purposes of recruitment?
Yes we do accept CILEX Fellow status to be equivalent to solicitors and barristers in their area of specialism.