General Council of the Bar

An approved regulator of legal services, also called Bar Council

This authority is not subject to FOI law, so is not legally obliged to respond (details).

The Bar Council is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We include the Council here because of its public role as the approved regulator of the Bar of England and Wales.

The Bar Council's "regulatory arm" is called the Bar Standards Board. *

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Recruitment of Pupils// Statistics held by the BSB
Response by General Council of the Bar to Alice A on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Ms Ayres Further to my email on 8 June, I attach a letter providing a full response to your questions, including additional information not inclu...
Behaviour in court
Response by General Council of the Bar to Sue on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Ms Brimm Please note that the General Council of the Bar (including the Bar Standards Board) is not formally subject to the Freedom of Informatio...
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Response by General Council of the Bar to mary glister on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Glister,   Thank you for your email.    I have checked our records, which return to the 1960’s and I confirm that we have no record of...
GE2019 postal vote data
Response by General Council of the Bar to Donovan Kiddick on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Kiddick The General Council of the Bar is not a local authority. The Bar Council is the lead representative body for barristers and, through t...
Barristers Meeting Their Mandatory Reporting Requirement Under United Nations Resolution 260
Response by General Council of the Bar to Sean Moran on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Moran As explained to you in my letter of 17 June, the General Council of the Bar are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. We theref...
HND LAW COURSE approved as QLD
Response by General Council of the Bar to Emilia Alexe on .

Partially successful.

Dear Emilia Alexe I apologise for the delay in replying. As I informed you before, this is not a Freedom of Information request, as you are not askin...
FOI Request - children's play areas
Response by General Council of the Bar to Jon Parker-Dean on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Parker-Dean In response to your FOI request about council-owned children's play areas, the General Council of the Bar represents barristers in...
Who are the currently registered Authorised Pupillage Training Organisations? (Authorised Education & Training Organisation - AETO)
Follow up sent to General Council of the Bar by Cameron Haden on .

Successful.

Thank you for getting back to me on this matter. I apologise for not responding sooner, this document indeed answers my question. I intend to look t...
Duty owed to the Crown
Response by General Council of the Bar to Mr Frankham on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Frankham I write in response to your Freedom of Information request of 14 April. First, please note that the General Council of the Bar (incl...
Statistics on the Use Of Psychometric Test Results in Family Court Decisions on Child Residency & Contact
Response by General Council of the Bar to JOANNE ALLEN on .

Information not held.

Dear Ms Allen The Bar Council is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as we are not a Public Authority as outlined in Schedule 1 of t...
Data on Diversity at the Bar - From BTPC students to Silk
Response by General Council of the Bar to Gary Steel on .

Successful.

Please find the data on pupillages commenced in each legal year by ethnicity and gender below. Apologies for the lateness. Ethnicity Grouped 2014/15...
Are Service Users or the general public allowed to audio-visually record meeting and calls with your staff? If so, do they require permission or are they permitted to do so covertly? FOI Request.
Response by General Council of the Bar to Andrew Peacher on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Peacher In response to the 10 questions you asked in your email of 16 October: 1. The General Council of the Bar does not have any policy on...
Legal representatives in BSB cases at TBTAS
Response by General Council of the Bar to C Shah on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Shah I attach a list of the barristers who have represented BSB at Tribunal, for the last five years, as agreed. That completes my response t...
Defaulting solicitors
Response by General Council of the Bar to John Hyde on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Hyde I attach a letter which I hope answers your questions sufficiently. Yours sincerely Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Council...
Phillip Hodder and Duncan McNair barristers gave counsel opinions on without the relevant facts being given to them
Internal review request sent to General Council of the Bar by maxine mcgill on .

Awaiting internal review.

My request for information has been refused but I dont understand why the Bar council has rules and regulations for barristers when DUNCAN WENDELL...
Property and Assets and Buildings
Response by General Council of the Bar to Viran Patel on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Viran Patel The General Council of the Bar is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, but I can tell you that it does not hold any vacant...
Gender Diversity
Response by General Council of the Bar to Gary Steel on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Steel I attach a letter in response to your request below. Yours sincerely Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Council 289-293 High...
Who is financing the activity of the Bar Standards Board
Response by General Council of the Bar to Eduard Popescu on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Popescu In response to your Freedom of Information request, the General Council for the Bar is not a public authority and so is not subject to...
Please tell me how many serious sexual offence cases Barrister Tom Story has been successful with and won since 2014 Thank You
Response by General Council of the Bar to Mrs Walden on .

Information not held.

Dear Mrs Walden In response to your Freedom of Information request, the General Council for the Bar is not a public authority and so is not subject to...
Is there an obligation on barristers to be familiar with the subject that they are giving legal advice on ?
Response by General Council of the Bar to maxine mcgill on .

Information not held.

Dear Ms McGill In response to your latest Freedom of Information request, I note that my colleague Poli Avramidis, has previously told you that the Ge...
PHILLIP HODDER and DUNCAN MCNEIL barristers offer counsel opinion on personal injury case
Internal review request sent to General Council of the Bar by maxine mcgill on .

Awaiting internal review.

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of General Council of th...
How do I complain about a barrister who didn't grasp the issues involved before he gave his deciaion ?
Follow up sent to General Council of the Bar by maxine mcgill on .

Long overdue.

I have not received a response yet. By law the General Council of The Bar should normally have resoponded promptly within 20 days. Please acknowle...
Barrister Duncan McNair gave counsel opinion based on a lack of relevant documents
Follow up sent to General Council of the Bar by maxine mcgill on .

Long overdue.

I have not had a response yet. By law the General Council to the Bar should normally have promptly. and responded within 20 days Please can you a...
Duncan McNair barrister(3pb) breached barristers code of conduct in giving counsel opinion
Response by General Council of the Bar to maxine mcgill on .

Successful.

Dear Ms McGill,   I refer to your email below and the one you sent me on 19 April 2018.  Unfortunately, I cannot offer you any legal advice or wha...
Information about the organisation IT infrastructure
Response by General Council of the Bar to Lisa on .

Refused.

Dear Ms Nolan, Thank you for your Freedom of Information request below. The General Council of the Bar is not a public authority and therefore, FoI Ac...

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