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).

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Complaints UK Lawyers for Israel
Response by General Council of the Bar to Peter Thomas on .

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Dear Mr Thomas, We write to provide a response to your freedom of information request below. This is to confirm that we have searched our database...
Meetings with UK Lawyers for Israel
Response by General Council of the Bar to Peter Thomas on .

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Dear Mr Thomas I attach a letter in response to your request below. Yours sincerely Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Council 289...
Complaints against barristers and action taken since 2018
Response by General Council of the Bar to Abdul Hai on .

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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...
PTO/ATO organisations refused AETO status and/or being subject to IDB Review
Response by General Council of the Bar to John McCleish on .

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Dear Mr McCleish, I write further to my email below regarding your freedom of information request. This is to confirm that we have carefully consi...
Indicators of trafficking/exploitation/trafficking in the Legal Sector: reports 2024/0775 and 2024/0778
Response by General Council of the Bar to M Bard on .

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Dear M Bard, Thank you for your email. We do not provide references for FOI requests. Kind regards, Mary Emerson Data Protection Support Offi...
Modern Slavery Act and the General Council of the Bar (GCB/BSB)
Response by General Council of the Bar to M Bard on .

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Dear M Bard I attach a letter in response to your request below. Yours sincerely Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Council 289-29...
Bar Council Trans Inclusion Statement
Response by General Council of the Bar to Lucy Spin on .

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Dear Lucy Spin I attach a letter in response to your request below. Yours sincerely Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Council 289...
Grammar used & style manuals used by the GCB/BSB ?
Response by General Council of the Bar to M Bard on .

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Dear M Bard Further to your email below, on point (1) The BSB do not specify any specific guide to English grammar for barristers to use. (2)  I a...
What is the exact role and duty of the General Council of the Bard regarding the constitutional principle of rule of law, etc.?
Response by General Council of the Bar to M Bard on .

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Dear Mr Bard   I attach a letter in response to your request below.   Yours sincerely   Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Cou...
Unredacted Sponsor Reports reply by Alex Williams January 2024
Request sent to General Council of the Bar by yash mehey on .

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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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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...
FOI - Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
Response by General Council of the Bar to Arthur Lightfoot on .

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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...
Bar Council is a Public Body as counsel has informed the Supreme Court and that is recorded!
Response by General Council of the Bar to yash mehey on .

Refused

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 .

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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...
Please may I have the amount of complaints that you have received this year.
Response by General Council of the Bar to Mrs Walden on .

Long overdue

Dear Mrs Walden   Bar Standards Board looks into concerns that people report about barristers. You can find more information about reporting conce...
Disclosure being WITHHELD
Response by General Council of the Bar to yash mehey on .

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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...
findings imposed by Disciplinary Tribunals relating to barristers practising in criminal law
Response by General Council of the Bar to K Henderson on .

Long overdue

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 .

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Dear Mr Moran   I attach a letter in response to your request of 7 January.   Yours sincerely   Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The...
Barrister providing litigation services whilst not licenced
Response by General Council of the Bar to anthony ferguson on .

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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 .

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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...

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