Committees
All representational work of the Bar Council is undertaken by committees, overseen by the General Management Committee.
General Management Committee
The senior representative committee of the Bar Council, providing oversight of policy matters affecting the Bar and to giving direction to other representative committees
Bar Representation Committee
Ensuring the success of our services, training and events
Education and Training Committee
Supporting professional development for working and aspiring barristers from all backgrounds
Employed Barristers' Committee
Supporting and representing employed barristers
Ethics Committee
Providing guidance on issues of professional conduct and ethics
Equality, Diversity and Social Mobility Committee
Supporting the Bar’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
European Committee
Addressing legal and policy issues from European institutions
International Committee
Promoting the international standing and the interests of the Bar of England and Wales, and supporting the rule of law internationally
Law Reform Committee
Developing proposals for law reform
Legal Services Committee
Supporting the administration of justice
Pro Bono and Social Responsibility Committee
Promoting pro bono volunteering and socially responsible practices
Remuneration Committee
Advising on remuneration and taxation issues, including legal aid and barristers’ terms of work
Young Barristers' Committee
Promoting the interests of the Young Bar
Joint committees
The Bar Council shares two joint committees with the Bar Standards Board:
Audit Committee
Responsibility for our audit arrangements, risk management and systems of internal control
Finance Committee
Overseeing preparation of the entity’s accounts; annual budgets and expenditure; PCF proposals; banking and investment arrangements, and the application of financial controls