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Equality and diversity guidance

This section contains guidance documents relating to equality and diversity.

The following documents are available on the Bar Council website

Attorney General's Civil and Criminal Panel Counsel
Attorney General's Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement for Civil and Criminal Panel Counsel and their Chambers

Attorney General: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement: FAQ's     
Chambers Monitoring Sample Questionnaire 
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement for the Bar
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement FAQs
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement: Template for First Progress Reports
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement: Template for Second and Subsequent Reports
Disability Access - Making Chambers Accessible
Disability Equality Scheme for the Bar
Disability Panel of Advisers
Fair Recruitment Guide
Gender Equality Scheme for the Bar
Guidance for Chambers on Equality Act Changes
Discriminatory Instructions Guidance for Chambers          
Maternity/Paternity/Parental Leave Policies: Things to Think About 
Monitoring Tool
Myths about QC Selection System
Myths Surrounding Appointment to the Attorney General's Civil Panels 
Positive Action 2012
Public Equality Duties 

The following guidance is also available on the Bar Standards Board website

The Equality and Diversity Rules of the Code of Conduct

Equality and Diversity Code

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