FAQ listing

Our website contains important and helpful information, including the Bar Qualification Manual, the Authorisation Framework and the Professional Statement. We also encourage informal discussions with prospective pupillage providers. If this is something you are interested in, please contact us.

If you are thinking about offering pupillages but are not sure, read Pupillage at the bar: a growing phenomenon for some helpful insights.

The terms can be used interchangeably.

You will be asked for basic information and details about your concern.

It helps if you gather your supporting documents and evidence before you start, as we will require these to understand the assessment.

No. You only need to set out the facts clearly. You do not need legal language or use references to the BSB Handbook.

Upload any key documents that support your concern, such as emails or letters.

You do not need to upload everything from your legal case; if we need more, we will ask.

You can complete the Word version and send it by email to [email protected] or by post to: The Bar Standards Board, 289-293 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7HZ.

If you need reasonable adjustments because of a disability, health or mental health condition, complete our Reasonable Adjustments Request Form so we can support you.

Don't worry, and take your time. You can save the form and return to it later.

If the person making the report was not personally identified and targeted in the social media post:

• The report will be treated as intelligence only.
• It will still be assessed, but the person who submitted it will not receive an update or a decision, and they will not have a right of review.

If the person making the report was personally identified and targeted:

• We will follow our usual assessment process.
• The reporter will receive an update on our decision.

If you need reasonable adjustments because of a disability, health or mental health condition, complete our reasonable adjustments request form so we can support you.