CQS Policy Updates: Keep Your Firm’s Procedures Current
When did your firm last review its CQS policies against the decisions being made on live conveyancing files?
Changes in lender instructions, technology, working arrangements and property risks can leave established procedures needing attention. A useful review identifies what needs changing, who approves the amendment and how staff will put it into practice.
These articles explore CQS policy updates and their practical implementation, including lender reporting, searches supplied by others, information security and risk management.
Keep your CQS policies under active review
Give your firm a regular source of suggested wording to assess. Lexsure’s POLICYmonitor CQS Policy Update Service provides monthly notifications highlighting paragraphs to consider incorporating into your existing policies.
Review the suggestions, adapt relevant wording and record how approved changes will be communicated and implemented.
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For CQS-accredited firms in England and Wales. Suggested wording requires assessment and adaptation to your firm’s work and procedures.
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CQS Risk Management Policy: Putting It into Practice
A CQS risk management policy should help a conveyancing firm explain how it identifies risks, assigns responsibility and checks that its controls work. Its practical value depends on whether staff understand the procedures and apply them to their files. For firms drafting or reviewing their documentation, Lexsure’s CQS CPMS Risk Management Policy template provides a…
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CQS Information Management and Security Policy: What Should Firms Review?
Practical areas to review in your CQS Information Management and Security Policy, with links to individual policy paragraphs and guidance on implementation.