Letters

The Free Speech Union responds to the Bar Standards Board consultation about imposing a duty on barristers to promote equality, diversity and inclusion

Summary

We’re about to respond to the Bar Standards Board’s consultation about changing its rule book, whereby the core duty of barristers not to discriminate unlawfully against any person is replaced with a new core duty requiring them to advance equality, diversity and inclusion. We have various concerns about this, which you can read about in our draft response.