Public Affairs Committee
Chairman:
Mr Charles Hale
Vice-Chairmen:
Mr John Cooper
Mr Brian St Louis
Secretary:
Miss Camilla Barker
The Terms of Reference are:
a. To set the Bar Council’s public affairs agenda and to keep its public affairs image under review;
b. To keep under review media and parliamentary issues of interest to the Bar;c. To give directions to the Bar’s public affairs consultants;
d. To speak for the profession on matters of public interest;
e. To nominate Bar Council spokespersons, in consultation with the Bar’s public affairs consultants;
f. To support and develop regional public affairs activity;
g. To keep under review the contract of the Bar’s public affairs consultants;
h. To report on public affairs matters to the GMC, BSB and the Council;
i. To draw up the Public Affairs budget, keep it under review and supervise donations.
