On 16th March 2023 the SRA published its review of the first year of the SQE. Full details can be found here: sra.org.uk/news/sqe-update/mar-2023/
More than 3,000 candidates took assessments across 42 countries. The SQE Independent Reviewer concluded that candidates, stakeholders, and the public should have confidence that the assessments were fair and reliable.
The pass rate for SQE1 was 53%, and for SQE2 was 77%.
Click here for the Law Society Gazette’s reporting of the update.