The Bar Standards Board has set up an Equality and Diversity Subgroup of the main Board, under the chairmanship of Emily Windsor, a barrister member of the BSB. The subgroup is currently developing the BSB's diversity action plan which will be subject to public consultation before implementation.
More information about equality and diversity can be found on the following pages:
Advice and Guidance to Chambers on Equality and Diversity matters has also been published by the Bar Council. Please click here to be
re-directed.
A list of Equality and Diversity training programmes can be found by clicking here
Published statistics about the Bar including the number of barrisers in self-employed and employed practice, the number of pupils and tenancies obtained, by ethnic group and gender are also available on the Bar Council website and by clicking here
Equality and Diversity team
The Bar Standards Board is advised and supported on Equality and Diversity matters by the Equality and Diversity team, who also support the Bar Council. The team is led by Pamela Bhalla and Kathryn Hamylton who job-share the post of Equality and Diversity Advisor.
They can be contacted on 020 7242 0082 or by email equalopps@barcouncil.org.uk.
Their role is to provide advice on any equality or diversity matter to the BSB, Bar Council, chambers wishing to improve their equality and diversity practice, barristers with equality and diversity problems or queries, Practice Managers, clerks, pupils, BVC or law students. They work independently of all other BSB and Bar Council departments and report directly to the Chief Executive.
If you wish to speak to the Equality and Diversity Advisors in confidence, there is a confidential line on 020 7611 1310.
Other members of the team are Angela Campbell, Administration Officer and Aysha Jeetooa, Secretary.
