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"The regulator states that the use of the criminal standard is ‘costly..."
and "said Philip. ‘We would still expect to prosecute the same level of cases in front of the tribunal – it is not a savings issues...."
So prosecuting to a criminal standard is costly but lowering the burden of proof is not a costs savings issue. Yes I think we can all see that the SRA's reasoning is entirely consistent....

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