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Sexual harassment: information for chambers
| Purpose: | Guide to managing an allegation of sexual harassment against a member of chambers, chambers' staff or any other person whose conduct chambers has responsibility for or influence over. |
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| Scope of application: | All barristers and chambers |
| Issued by: | The Equality, Diversity and Social Mobility Committee |
| First reviewed: | 01/12/2015 |
| Last reviewed: | 22/07/2024 |
| Status and effect: | Please see the notice at end of this page. This is not "guidance" for the purposes of the BSB Handbook I6.4. |
What you should do when an allegation of sexual harassment has been made against a member of chambers, a member of chambers’ staff or against any other person whose conduct chambers may have some responsibility for or influence over (including instructing solicitors). Includes comprehensive template policy.
*Minor updates have been made to this guidance to reflect the introduction of the positive duty to prevent sexual harassment. We anticipate a BSB review of the rules shortly and when we have clarity on any changes which affect this policy area, we will undertake a more complete update.
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This document has been prepared by the Bar Council to assist barristers on matters of professional conduct and ethics. It is not “guidance” for the purposes of the BSB Handbook I6.4, and neither the BSB nor a disciplinary tribunal nor the Legal Ombudsman is bound by any views or advice expressed in it. It does not comprise – and cannot be relied on as giving – legal advice. It has been prepared in good faith, but neither the Bar Council nor any of the individuals responsible for or involved in its preparation accept any responsibility or liability for anything done in reliance on it. For fuller information as to the status and effect of this document, please see here.