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4E: Pupillage funding
All pupillages of self-employed barristers, chambers and BSB entities must be funded in accordance with the Pupillage Funding Rules in the BSB Handbook. The responsibility to fund pupils lies with the AETO. The purpose of these rules is to ensure that pupils receive a regular, minimum income throughout pupillage and it supports equality of opportunity. Other types of AETOs must abide by the National Living Wage legislation. Minimum pupillage funding requirements 1 All pupils must be paid no less than a minimum amount, specified by us. 2 The minimum pupillage award is set annually, having regard to the Living Wage Foundation’s hourly rate recommendations, which are announced in November each year. The annual increase applies from January each year to ...
9B: Amendments
The Bar Qualification Manual was first published on 1 April 2019. An updated and reformatted version of the entire manual was published on 9 November 2020. The table below will include details of amendments made to the Bar Qualification Manual after 9 November 2020 by section number/page title and by date. Date Section Number and Page Title Details of Amendments 17/11/2020 Part 3D - Centralised Assessments Amended link at paragraph 3 to 2020 version of standard setting technique document. 14/12/2020 Part 7A - Types of transferring lawyers Added links to new online application for transferring qualified lawyers via MyBar (para 5). 17/12/2020 Part 7A - Types of transferring lawyers Added links to new online application guidelines and amended 'valid to' dates ...
Pupillage statistics
This page contains information about pupils at the Bar of England and Wales.
King's Counsel statistics
This page contains statistical information about those barristers who are appointed as King's Counsel (KC).
Anti-racist statement
In November 2020, we published an anti-racist statement which aims to reduce race inequality at the Bar of England and Wales.
Chambers statistics
The page provides details on chambers in England and Wales with more than one self-employed barrister.
Statistics on practising barristers
This page contains statistical information about practising barristers in England and Wales.
Current vacancies
On this page, you can find details about our current vacancies.
Pupillage / work-based learning component - Professional Ethics Exam
On this webpage, you can learn more about the Professional Ethics assessment during the pupillage component of Bar training.
Code Guidance
From this page, you can download Code Guidance to assist you in complying with your obligations under the BSB Handbook. This includes Code Guidance on the Public Access Rules and Transparency Rules. Please note that the guidance on this webpage is current as per the date published on each document. We occasionally make changes to the webpage itself, which is reflected by the date in the bottom right of the webpage.
Annual Reports, Enforcement Reports and Regulatory Decisions Reports
This page contains an archive of all our past Annual Reports, our Regulatory Decisions Reports, our past annual Enforcement Reports and other corporate publications.
Research and Analysis
Find our research and data, organised by theme or publication date.
Becoming a barrister: an overview
Learn all about becoming a barrister and the different components of Bar training including information for transferring lawyers.
Our monthly Regulatory Updates
Read our latest Regulatory Update for the Bar and access previous months' Updates too.
