SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2THE BAR COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
Membership
1
The Bar Complaints Committee is to consist of the following members—
a
a chair appointed by the Benchers;
b
such number of other members appointed by the Benchers as the Benchers think fit.
2
The Benchers must consult the Legal Services Oversight Commissioner about the manner in which members of the Bar Complaints Committee are to be appointed.
3
The Benchers must consult the Legal Services Oversight Commissioner before appointing members of the Bar Complaints Committee.
4
1
In appointing members of the Bar Complaints Committee, the Benchers must ensure that—
a
a majority of the members of the Committee are lay persons; and
b
none of the members of the Committee are members of the General Council of the Bar.
2
The chair of the Bar Complaints Committee must be a lay person.
3
In this Schedule a reference to a lay person is a reference to a person who is not and has never been a solicitor or barrister.