Chambers' accessibility
We want to help chambers increase accessibility and be more inclusive, particularly for mobility impaired people. We know chambers want to get it right, and we understand the challenges you're facing to make adjustments to improve physical access for barristers, pupils, staff and visitors.
We have worked with the largest 200 sets, directly and via the Inns of Court, to establish levels of accessibility for those with any mobility impairment as well as the challenges chambers face in improving accessibility.
Our snapshot report on chambers’ accessibility for mobility impaired people found that nearly one in 5 (18%) chambers surveyed were not accessible and just a third of chambers (34%) provide full independent access.
Over the coming years, we are committed to encouraging chambers to work to improve access wherever they can, ensuring all chambers provide much better information about accessibility on their websites and assist chambers to plan well in advance what they would do to accommodate a disabled person. Here you will find ways to improve accessibility and tools to help with your plans as well as our research on accessibility in chambers.
Chambers' accessibility for mobility impaired people: a snapshot report
Our snapshot report on the access challenges to chambers and the challenges faced by chambers to become accessible.
‘We need to do better’: examining chambers’ accessibility
The Bar Council has looked at chambers' accessibility by examining the largest 200 sets and has explored, where possible, the extent to which chambers with limited/no access have a plan in place for supporting a mobility impaired pupil, tenant, staff member or visitor. The findings of our surveys were disappointing - we need to do better.
