I was admitted to the roll in January 2010.

I declined to attend an admission ceremony (not my cup of tea).

I assumed that my admission certificate would be put in the post but alas it did not arrive.

Time flew by and, what with the pressures of work and so on, I never got round to chasing this up.

Reminded by the many certificates adorning my colleagues’ offices, I contacted the SRA to make enquires.

It helpfully told me that my certificate was issued on 4 January 2010, and if I wanted a duplicate certificate I would have to pay £50 (despite the fact that I never received the original).

I accept that £50 is not a lot, but when the only logical possibilities are: (a) the certificate never made it into the postal system; or (b) it got lost in the postal system, I fail to see why I should have to pay £50 for a duplicate.

Stuart Adams, Farnborough, Hampshire