Compliance & Inspection
CLET conducts annual inspections of all accredited institutions to ensure continued compliance with accreditation standards.
Inspection Regime
The Council shall carry out an inspection of accredited institutions once every academic year. This annual inspection is mandatory and ensures that accredited institutions maintain the standards required for their licence.
The Council designates an officer as an inspector for each inspection. The inspector prepares a written report of facts and observations to enable the Council to determine compliance with the requisite standards.
Where credible information suggests a material breach of standards, or a significant complaint has been received, the Council may conduct additional inspections at any time.
What Inspectors Evaluate
- Curriculum compliance and teaching methodology
- Library resources physical and electronic
- Physical infrastructure and classroom adequacy
- Student-lecturer ratios
- Faculty qualifications and development
Compliance Obligations
Record-Keeping · s.44
Institutions must maintain accurate and comprehensive records including: application and admission records, student progress files, transcripts, library records, attendance records, and staff records — in electronic or physical form.
Display of Licence · s.30
Institutions must conspicuously display their accreditation licence at the registered office, at the facility where the law programme runs, and on the institution's website.
Annual Reports to CLET
Institutions must submit to CLET a detailed report of the performance of all law students for purposes of evaluation within the time indicated by the Council (s.59(2)(b)).
Information Requests · s.87
The Council may, within the time specified, require a person to provide the Council with returns or information relating to legal education and training that the Council requires to perform its functions.