This Race Action Plan for 12 King’s Bench Walk is intended to improve access, retention and career progression for all those under-represented at the Bar in terms of race and ethnicity. The title of this Plan and the terminology adopted herein is in accordance with Bar Council Guidance.
It is intended to be a living document, which we will review, amend and improve on a regular basis. We will keep our targets under annual review, analyse them by reference to all relevant data which we will collect, and amend them as appropriate.
In the first instance our priority is to target racial equality, but we aim in due course to adopt the same or similar principles and actions to target equality in respect of all people under-represented at the Bar. It is important to note that improving racial equality is likely to have wider benefits. For example, race often intersects with religion and belief. We need to keep in mind the issue of class and socioeconomic status too – although not currently recognised as a protected characteristic, it can intersect with race and, or religion and belief.
To read the 12KBW Race Action Plan in full, please click here.
