Application to register a pupillage/external training placement
Instructions
IMPORTANT - when printing this form make sure you choose "Actual size" or "100%", do not choose "Fit" or "scale to fit".
If the form is completed by hand, it must be completed legibly in block capitals using blue or black ink Please mark boxes boldly with a cross
Personal details
Title
Surname
Forename
Contact details
Address
Town/City
Postcode
County
Country
Home telephone
Mobile Telephone
Email address
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Route into pupillage (select as appropriate)
BVC/BPTC graduate / Bar Transfer TestGranted Exemption form BVC/BPTC/Bar Transfer Test
Other
Date completed the vocational stage of training (1)
(MM-YYYY)
BVC/BPTC Graduates Only
BVC/BPTC Institution (where appropriate)
BVC/BPTC mode of study (where appropriate)
Part time / Full timeBVC/BPTC grade (where appropriate)
Competent / Very competent / OutstandingInns Details
Date of Call (actual or prospective MM-YYYY)
Inn of court
Gray’s Inn / Lincoln’s Inn / Middle Temple / Inner TempleMembership number
2
Pupillage details
Number of years you have applied for pupillage? (including the year you were successful)
How did you find about this pupillage
Pupillage Handbook / Previous work experience/mini pupillageOLPAS/ Pupillage Gateway / Word of mouth
Advertisement on chamber’s/employer’s website / Speculative application
Pupillage Fair/Careers event
Other
Did you apply for pupillage using the Pupillage Gateway?
Yes No
Did you obtain pupillage prior to commencing the BPTC (where appropriate?)
Yes / NoAre there any restrictions on your ability to work in the UK?
Yes / NoRestriction (where appropriate)
Prior mini pupillage or work experience (where appropriate)
Mini pupillage/work experience in chambers/ATO in
Both
which you are now a pupil.
Mini pupillage in other chambers / ATO / No prior experienceDate of commencement of pupillage to be registered (2) (DD-MM-YYYY)
Length of pupillage to be registered (Months)
Type of pupillage to be registered
Full Pupillage / Practising onlyNon practising only / External training
Main area of practice during pupillage
Other areas of practice during pupillage
(where appropriate)
3
Preferred area of practice during pupillage
Name of pupil supervisor
Forename
Surname
Start date (DD-MM-YYYY)
End date (DD-MM-YYYY)
Name and address of chambers/Approved Training Organisation/ External training organisation
Name
Address
Town/City
Postcode
Circuit where pupillage is located
Midland / North EasternNorthern / Wales and Chester
South Eastern / Western
Type of Institution (Select as appropriate)
Chamber
Solicitor’s firm
Other private sector organisation
Charitable/Voluntary/third sector organisation
Other
Professional/membership/regulatory body
Public sector: Government Legal Services/Crown Prosecution Services
Other public sector
Size of pupillage award and any guaranteed earnings/receipts
Award £
Earnings/Receipts £
4
Pupil's declaration:
I confirm that the details given are correct and agree to notify the Bar Standards Board of any material change in my pupillage arrangements (3). I agree to comply with the BSB Handbook.
I understand that details of my pupillage will be passed to my Inn of Court, for the purpose of arranging my attendance at the compulsory pupillage courses.
I consent to my personal data being processed for the purpose of registration of my pupillage and in accordance with the Bar Council's Privacy Statement. (4)
Signed......
Date......
Declaration of pupillage provider (5):
I confirm that the above person has been offered and has accepted a period of pupillage/external training in my chambers / with my employer (delete as appropriate).
I confirm that the pupillage was advertised in accordance with rQ61 of the BSB Handbook and will be funded in accordance with rC113 of the BSB Handbook. (6)
Signed......
Name......
Position......
Date......
(1)This will usually be the date that you passed the Bar Vocational Course/Bar Professional Training Course. If you have been exempted from the Vocational Stage by the Qualifications Committee, please give the date that you passed the Bar Transfer Test or the date on which you were notified that you were exempt from the Bar Transfer Test (previously known as the "Aptitude Test").
(2) If the date of registration is later than the date of commencement set out on the form, the pupillage will be deemed to commence on the date of registration.
(3)Any material changes to pupillage arrangements must be notified to the Bar Standards Board using the notification of material change form. 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. Advice should be sought from the Bar Standards Board if there is uncertainty as to whether other changes are material.
(4) See www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/footer-items/privacy-statement/
(5)This declaration must be signed by the Head of Chambers or other person authorised by the Head of Chambers in the case of a pupillage in chambers. For a pupillage in employment, it should be signed by a person authorised by the employer.
(6) Where not applicable, this part of the declaration should be deleted, with an explanatory note, e.g. external training, pupillage secondment, pupil exempt from funding/advertising requirements or chambers granted a waiver.
Please return completed forms to: or Pupillage Records, Bar Standards Board, 289-293 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HZ, DX 240 LDE or Fax: 020 7831 9217.
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Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form
Diversity data gathered from this form will be anonymised and used to inform Bar Council and Bar Standards Board (BSB) policy aimed at widening access to the profession and improving diversity. It will assist the Bar Council and BSB in meeting our statutory duties under the Equality Act 2010 and will inform our wider equality and diversity strategy.
Your diversity data will be treated as confidential and stored securely according to the Bar Council’s Privacy policy. It will not be published in a way which might identify any individual. The raw data will be kept only for monitoring purposes.
Question formats are based on LSB approved monitoring questions.
Provision of diversity information is not compulsory however we strongly encourage you to help us by completing this form.
Please answer each question in turn by choosing one option only, unless otherwise indicated. If you do not wish to answer the question please choose the option ‘Prefer not to say’ rather than leaving the question blank.
1. Age
From the list of age bands below, please indicate the category that includes your current age in years:
16 - 2425 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
65+
Prefer not to say
2. Gender
What is your gender?
MaleFemale
Prefer not to say
3. Disability
The Equality Act 2010 generally defines a disabled person as someone who has a mental or physical impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
(a) Do you consider yourself to have a disability according to the definition in the
Equality Act?
YesNo
Prefer not to say
(b) Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disability which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months?
Yes, limited a lotYes, limited a little
No
Prefer not to say
4. Ethnic group
What is your ethnic group?
Asian / Asian British
BangladeshiChinese
Indian
Pakistani
Any other Asian background (write in)
Black / African / Caribbean / Black British
AfricanCaribbean
Any other Black / Caribbean / Black British (write in)
Mixed / multiple ethnic groups
White and AsianWhite and Black African
White and Black Caribbean
White and Chinese
Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background (write in)
White
British / English / Welsh / Northern Irish / ScottishIrish
Gypsy or Irish Traveller
Any other White background (write in)
Other ethnic group
ArabAny other ethnic group (write in)
Prefer not to say
Prefer not to say
5. Religion or belief
What is your religion or belief?
No religion or beliefBuddhist
Christian (all denominations)
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
Any other religion (write in)
Prefer not to say
6. Sexual orientation
What is your sexual orientation?
BisexualGay man
Gay woman/lesbian
Heterosexual/straight
Other
Prefer not to say
7. Socio-economic background
(a) If you went to University (to study a BA, BSc course or higher), were you part of the first generation of your family to do so?
YesNo
Did not attend University
Prefer not to say
(b) Did you mainly attend a state or fee paying school between the ages 11 – 18?
UK State SchoolUK Independent/Fee-paying School
Attended school outside the UK
Prefer not to say
8. Caring responsibilities
(a) Are you a primary carer for a child or children under 18?
YesNo
Prefer not to say
(b) Do you look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either:
- Long-term physical or mental ill-health / disability
- Problems related to old age?
(Do not count anything you do as part of your paid employment)
NoYes, 1 - 19 hours a week
Yes, 20 - 49 hours a week
Yes, 50 or more hours a week
Prefer not to say
Thank you for completing this questionnaire
Pupillage Records
Bar Standards Board
289-293 High Holborn
London WC1V 7HZ
Fax: 020 7831 9217
Email: