Forms should be returned by email to [email protected].

Please visit our Service Update page for the latest guidance on our processing times for pupillage registration and completion forms.


Provisional Practising Certificates and Confirmation of Full Qualification Letters will be issued, via email, as soon as possible and will be backdated where appropriate.

We aim to issue any provisional practising certificates in advance of the starting date of your practising period of pupillage.

If you are still waiting to hear from us on or after your practising period start date, please contact us via email to [email protected].

If you have sent in a Notification of Material Change form, this will be processed; however, pupillage sign off and registration processes will be prioritised over these forms. Your patience is appreciated until we are able to send email confirmations that these material changes have been recorded. 

PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Practising Certificates are valid for 30 days beyond the registered completion date of the practising period of pupillage. This is to allow time for pupils to submit their completion forms to the Authorisations Team and to obtain a Confirmation of Full Qualification Letter which confirms eligibility to apply through the MyBar portal for a full Practising Certificate as a barrister.

Category Outstanding emails
Registration of new pupillages 144
Material changes (eg change of supervisor) 56
Completion of pupillage (non-practising and practising) 133
General pupillage correspondence 550

Pupillage Registration Form

Pupillage Registration Form

This is the form to register a pupillage with us. The form includes sections to be completed by you (as the prospective pupil) and your pupillage provider.

Please ensure all registration forms include a handwritten ('wet-ink') signature from the pupil and the relevant pupil supervisor. Alternatively, forms can be sent in by the pupil or their pupillage provider (Chambers or other AETO) directly to confirm the electronic signature of the sender.

PLEASE NOTE that you may commence pupillage pending receipt of confirmation of registration from us. Due to current processing times, this may be up to four weeks after you submit your form. Please refrain from contacting us to follow-up on your registration form unless you have not heard from us after four weeks, following the submission of your form.

Non-Practising Pupillage Completion Form

Non-Practising Pupillage Completion Form 

This is the form which must be completed at the end of your non-practising period of pupillage. The form should be signed by your pupil supervisor. A Provisional Practising Certificate will not be issued to you until we have received a signed version of this form.

You must submit a copy of this form to us at the end of your non-practising period of pupillage (first six months), even if your second six months of pupillage will also be non-practising (typically, this is the case for pupillages in Chancery or tax law).

Please ensure all completion forms include a handwritten ('wet-ink') signature from the relevant pupil supervisor. Alternatively, forms can be sent in by the pupillage provider (Chambers or other AETO) directly to confirm the electronic signature of the sender.

Practising Pupillage Completion Form

Practising Pupillage Completion Form 

This is the form which must be completed at the end of your practising period of pupillage. The form should be signed by your pupil supervisor. You will not be able to apply for your full Practising Certificate until we have received a signed version of this form. 

Please ensure all completion forms include a handwritten ('wet-ink') signature from the relevant pupil supervisor. Alternatively, forms can be sent in by the pupillage provider (Chambers or other AETO) directly to confirm the electronic signature of the sender.

PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Practising Certificates are valid for 30 days beyond the registered completion date of the practising period of pupillage. This is to allow time for pupils to submit their completion forms to the Authorisations Team and to obtain a Confirmation of Full Qualification Letter which confirms eligibility to apply through the MyBar portal for a full Practising Certificate as a barrister.

Notification of Material Change (Pupillage) Form

Notification of a Material Change Form

This is the form to notify us of material changes to your pupillage arrangements. These include a change of home or pupillage address, a change in pupil supervisor, a change in the date of commencement and/or proposed end date of pupillage, or a change in location due to a pupillage secondment. Please contact us if you are unsure whether other changes are material.

Please ensure all material change forms include a handwritten ('wet-ink') signature from the pupil and the relevant pupil supervisor. Alternatively, forms can be sent in by the pupil or their pupillage provider (Chambers or other AETO) directly to confirm the electronic signature of the sender.

 

Guidance Documents

Practising Certificate Guidance for Pupils and Newly Qualified Barristers


Our Pupillage Processes

Please also refer to our Pupillage processes page for individual process documents relating to pupillage registration, sign off, and material changes and the role of the BSB and other stakeholders in carrying out these processes.


Coroners Court Resources

Please also refer to our document and video resources for those practising in the Coroners' Courts.