Bar Council E&D Resources

The Bar Council has a range of EDI resources on their website, including:

  • helplines for equality and diversity, ethics, bullying and harassment and pupillage issues
  • a range of guides on their Ethics Hub, including for chambers on Accessibility Audits, information on Reasonable Adjustments and Bar Standards Board guidance on complying with equality and diversity rules; support for students with disabilities; on government support, Access to Work and to help improve communication with clients and colleagues that are either deaf or hard of hearing
  • details about training sessions and bespoke courses on equality, harassment, fair recruitment and more
  • details about the Bar Council Disability Panel and other EDI networks
  • details about Equality & Diversity Officers (EDO) Network, to share EDI good practice and policies and identify and address emerging issues 
  • statistics and research on EDI at the Bar