General Council of the Bar

A money laundering supervisory authority and 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).

99 requests
Are you able to comment on why the Bar Standards Board, Mr Alex Williams and Michael Carter under the CEO Mark Neale maintain that transparency in disc...
Presumptions
Response by General Council of the Bar to nebb on .

Successful.

Dear DN Alen   I attach a letter in response to your request below.   Yours sincerely   Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Cou...
Equalities strategy and procedures for disabled complainants
Follow up sent to General Council of the Bar by David Gale on .

Partially successful.

Dear Aminat Suleman, Thank you for your response and the provision of a reasonable adjustments policy document. I can confirm that senior BSB inves...
Mental Health and LGBTQ Policies and Complaint Data
Response by General Council of the Bar to Thomas Martin on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Thomas Martin   The General Council of the Bar is not subject formally to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as we are not a public author...
Financial probity
Response by General Council of the Bar to Marrk Keir on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Keir   The General Council of the Bar is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act as it is not a public body listed in Schedule 1 to...
Complaints Against Mark Neale
Response by General Council of the Bar to Ahmed on .

Long overdue.

Dear S Ahmed   If you have a complaint, please use the complaint email address I supplied previously. There is no need for you to email Rebecca Fo...
Hello,   Thank you for your email, please see below:    a. The number of roles in your association (expressed in numbers of FTE), that are mai...
Dear Yash Mehey   The General Council of the Bar is not a ‘Public authority’ as listed in Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act, so therefo...
Complaints upheld
Response by General Council of the Bar to Claire Griffin on .

Successful.

Dear Ms Griffin   The General Council of the Bar is not subject formally to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as we are not a public authority...
Dear Mrs Walden   Bar Standards Board looks into concerns that people report about barristers. You can find more information about reporting conce...
Complaints against barristers and action taken since 2018
Response by General Council of the Bar to Abdul Hai on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Abdul Hai   The General Council of the Bar (including the Bar Standards Board) is not subject formally to the Freedom of Information Act (FOI...
Disclosure being WITHHELD
Response by General Council of the Bar to yash mehey on .

Refused.

Dear Yash Mehey   First, please note that the General Council of the Bar (including the Bar Standards Board) is not subject to the Freedom of Info...
Dear K Henderson   Thank you for your email.   Please be advised that Ms Williams is out of the office until Monday 21 February 2022. I have f...
Rights Of The United Kingdom Indigenous Population
Response by General Council of the Bar to Sean Moran on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Moran   I attach a letter in response to your request of 7 January.   Yours sincerely   Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The...
Dear Andrew   If you have a concern about a barrister, you need to contact the Bar Standards Board. Please see this page on the BSB website:  ...
Behaviour in court
Response by General Council of the Bar to Sue on .

Refused.

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

Partially successful.

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...
FOI Request - children's play areas
Response by General Council of the Bar to Jon Parker-Dean on .

Information not held.

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...
Property and Assets and Buildings
Response by General Council of the Bar to Viran Patel on .

Successful.

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...
Magna Carta (1215)
Response by General Council of the Bar to Sean Moran on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Moran   I attach a letter in response to your request below.   Yours sincerely   Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Co...
The Bill Of Rights 1689
Response by General Council of the Bar to Sean Moran on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Moran   I attach a letter in response to your request below.   Yours sincerely   Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Co...
FOI request school patrol officers
Response by General Council of the Bar to Jon Parker-Dean on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Parker-Dean I'm assuming because we have the word 'Council' in our title you think we are a local authority? We are not. The General Council o...
'Sanctions Guidance Version 6 Consultation Draft September 2021' '4.15. Further, in some cases, a respondent may have acted in a way which mee...
Members of the bar on Tier 2 visa
Response by General Council of the Bar to Brian Dikoff on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Dikoff   I am afraid we don’t keep the data you are looking for.   The Bar Council only sponsors barristers on behalf of chambers, that...
Barristers and DBS vetting
Response by General Council of the Bar to A. Marfo on .

Successful.

Dear Ms Marfo   I attach a letter in response to your request below.   Yours sincerely   Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Co...

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