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Good decision. The previous rules (also struck down as disproportionate) required disclosure of ALL convictions spent or otherwise even if only one.

NB this is not what is called a "basic" disclosure, but is the enhanced disclosure, or DBS check applicable to people applying for sensitive roles, such as working with children. And becoming a solicitor.

So there is a question then of how the interplay between the SRA Character and Suitability test - which says that a person will not be admitted as a solicitor if they even one conviction for certain offences, unless there are exceptional circumstances - and any new Rehabilitation of Offenders Act scheme which may mean the SRA would never actually be able to find out whether an applicant has been convicted of an offence.