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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Does the BSB have a special exempt from the Regulatory Objectives?
Response by General Council of the Bar to Anthony John Monks on .

Delayed.

Dear Mr Monks   Thank you for your email below. The General Council of the Bar is not subject formally to the Freedom of Information Act as we are...
Barristers and DBS vetting
Response by General Council of the Bar to A. Marfo on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Ms Marfo   I attach a letter in response to your request below.   Yours sincerely   Hilary Pook Data Protection Officer The Bar Co...
Code of Conduct for Barristers
Response by General Council of the Bar to h2q (Account suspended) on .

Long overdue.

Dear C Nazareth   Rule RC21 is as stated on the website at [1]https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/the-bsb-handbook.html?part=E3FF76D3-9538-4B97-9...
Complaints against Nimue / Nimi Bruce
Request sent to General Council of the Bar by h2q (Account suspended) on .

Delayed.

My FOI request about misconduct investigation against the afore-mentioned barrister on the following thread https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request...
Behaviour in court
Request to General Council of the Bar by Sue. Annotated by Deb Williams on .

Awaiting classification.

It amazes us how many of these so-called 'professionals' act and many are not even instructed properly by council's apparently how many go on to become...
Lawful Basis
Response by General Council of the Bar to paul grant on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Grant   The General Council of the Bar is not subject formally to the Freedom of Information Act as we are not a public authority as outli...
Complaints against Marios Lambis.
Response by General Council of the Bar to h2q (Account suspended) on .

Long overdue.

Dear C Nazareth   The General Council of the Bar is not subject formally to the Freedom of Information Act as we are not a public authority as out...
Complaints against Nimue / Nimi Bruce
Response by General Council of the Bar to h2q (Account suspended) on .

Successful.

Dear C Nazareth   The General Council of the Bar is not subject formally to the Freedom of Information Act as we are not a public authority as out...
Members of the bar on Tier 2 visa
Response by General Council of the Bar to Brian Dikoff on .

Awaiting classification.

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...
Communications & Services
Response by General Council of the Bar to Daniel Leonard on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Leonard The General Council of the Bar is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act as we are not a public authority as outlined in Schedu...
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...
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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...
FOI request school patrol officers
Response by General Council of the Bar to Jon Parker-Dean on .

Awaiting classification.

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...
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...

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