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Declaration for Call to the Bar

Please note that this declaration does not guarantee you a place on a certain Call.
Registration of interest for each Call Days will continue to be updated on our website.
Please view the webpage for all updated deadlines and links to register interest to be
Called.

Once this form is complete, please post your hardcopy to the Inn using the address label
at the end of the form. This label should be attached to the envelope. We are unable to
accept this form via email. Declarations remain valid for 12 months from date of
signature.

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Surname: Click or tap here to enter text.

Name format if not standard western
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format*:
Required: Please write out how your
full name is pronounced (eg. An-drew / Click or tap here to enter text.
Mo-ham-med / Sas-key-a)
Mobile number: Click or tap here to enter text.

Email address: Click or tap here to enter text.

Bar Course Provider: Click or tap here to enter text.

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Degree(s) obtained (please give type
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i.e. LLB, BA and University):
I understand that I must register
interest for my Call separately as per
YES / NO
the instructions for each Call on the Inn
website
Please note that qualifying sessions are only valid for 5 years prior to the date of
your Call to the Bar. If you completed any sessions more than 5 years before the
call you are applying for, they will be stale and you will have to replace them. If
in doubt, contact the office to check.
* This will be how your name will appear on your certificate

Please see www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/student-members/call-to-the-bar/ for details of the deadlines for

submitting your Call Declaration to the Inn. We require the original forms. Please ensure you inform us of
any changes to your contact details.
 Criminal Records Checks for Call to the Bar

Overview

From the Call to the Bar in July 2021, the Bar Standards Board requires that all those
applying for Call undergo a Standard UK Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal
record check. Additionally, those who have resided in a country / countries outside of the
UK for 12 months or more, at any point during the 5 years preceding their application for
Call, will need to undergo the equivalent international criminal record check/s.

The criminal records check/s form part of the Fit and Proper Person checks required
prior to Call to the Bar; further information regarding these checks can be found on the
Bar Standards Board website.
 
The Inns have engaged an experienced external company, Due Diligence Checking Ltd
(DDC), to administer the process of obtaining the necessary checks.  We are confident
that this will ensure the process is as straightforward and quick as possible for you. 

Costs

The Inns will cover the cost of the administration fee and only the actual costs
associated with the checks will be passed onto the applicant.
 
You will need to pay for the cost of the Standard DBS check at £23.00. Additional costs
for the following might also be applicable:

 the cost for the relevant international check/s

 the cost for translation, if the criminal record report is produced in a language
other than English
 the cost for identification (ID) verification via a video call
 the cost of postage or courier of documentation,if ID verification via video call

To view the full information regarding Criminal Records Checks ahead of Call to the Bar,
please refer to https://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Information-
for-Applicants-Call-and-Criminal-Records-Checks-2023.pdf

To view the Inn’s policies, please visit https://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/policies/

 Call Declaration

The purpose of this declaration is to ensure you have understood the regulations and
requirements for becoming a practising barrister in England and Wales. You must be
honest in this declaration and disclose the information requested.

Please refer to the BSB website which has information for students when completing
this declaration.

What information is requested?

The questions on this declaration are being asked to ensure that you can uphold the
Core Duties which underpin the behaviour expected of barristers. These Core Duties are
set by the Bar Standards Board. In deciding that someone can uphold the Core Duties
consideration is given to whether they are fit and proper. Disclosures will not
automatically result in an application being refused. To make that fit and proper
consideration, information relating to past or ongoing matters from the following
categories is requested:

Criminal offences;
Academic history;
Regulatory history; and
Other behaviour.

How will my information be handled?

Your data will be processed in accordance with the Inn’s data protection policy for the
administration of its membership records and to achieve its obligations as set out in a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed with the Bar Standards Board, Council of
the Inns of Court and the Inns of Court. If you would like more information on the legal
basis for the processing of your information by the Inn, please see the Inn’s privacy
statement https://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Privacy-
Policy.pdf.

The Inn shares information with the Bar Standards Board for the stated purposes set out
in the data sharing protocol which forms part of the MoU. For more information on how
the Bar Standards Board uses your information, whether obtained from the Inn or
otherwise, please read their privacy statement at
https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/privacy-statement.html.
What should I do if I want help in completing my Call Declaration?

We are committed to ensuring that everybody finds it easy to communicate with us and
to complete this Declaration. We will make reasonable adjustments so that people with
disabilities find it easy to complete any forms relating to their Call and any ongoing
matters related to their membership. If you require this form in a different format, please
contact the Inn.

If there are any questions about which you are unclear, and before making any
disclosures, please refer to the BSB website which has information for students.

You must answer every question in this declaration and provide any information marked
with an asterisk.
Personal details

Inn Membership Number* Click or tap here to enter text.

Last name* Click or tap here to enter text.
First name* Click or tap here to enter text.
Middle name(s)* Click or tap here to enter text.
Title (Mr, Mrs etc.)* Click or tap here to enter text.
MyBar Number (if known) Click or tap here to enter text.
(MyBar number applies to Transferring Lawyers etc only)

Please use the area below to let us know if any changes to the above personal details
since you made your declaration when admitted to the Inn.

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Fit and proper person checks

In order to be Called to the Bar, a person must be a fit and proper person to become a
practising barrister. The following information will be used by the Inn in determining your
fitness to become a barrister.

The Bar Standards Board requires that a criminal record check be undertaken for all
those being Called to the Bar from 1st July 2021. If you would like more information
about the legal basis for this, please refer to the information for student on the BSB
website.

All applicants for the Call ceremonies occurring after 1 st July 2021 (or those seeking re-
admission to the Bar from that date) must undertake a ‘Standard’ Disclosure and Barring
Service (DBS) check and the international equivalents, where applicable. The Inn will
use the resulting certificate to help it to determine whether you are a fit and proper
person to become a practising barrister.

If your criminal record certificate contains details of convictions, cautions or final

warnings which were considered by the Inn at the point of admission, they will not be
considered again unless there is a change in the facts or circumstances which would
materially change the outcome. If the certificate reveals convictions, cautions or final
warnings which were not considered at the point of admission, the Inn will use these to
assess whether you are a fit and proper person to become a practising barrister.

Before answering the following questions, please note that matters which were
disclosed to the Inn at the point of admission do not need to be disclosed on this
declaration unless there have been developments of which the Inn is unaware.
Question 1 – Do you have any spent or unspent convictions, cautions, or final warnings
in the UK, or any other country, save those which are ‘protected’ by law?

Before answering this, please read the information for students on criminal records disclosures on the Bar
Standards Board website. Note you are not expected to disclose any criminal convictions or cautions
that would be ‘protected’ by law or ‘filtered’ by the Disclosure and Barring Service. If you are still
unsure if a matter is protected, please contact the relevant officer at the Inn.

YES / NO
If you have answered ‘yes’, use the space below to provide any relevant details.

Question 2 – Are you, or have you ever been, subject to any investigations or
proceedings by a higher education institution? This includes any current or pending
academic or misconduct complaints, proceedings or actions and/or previous
investigations or proceedings where the complaint has been upheld. There is no
requirement to declare matters where there has been an investigation and the complaint
was not upheld.

YES / NO
If you have answered ‘yes’, use the space below to provide any relevant details.

Question 3 – Are you, or have you ever been, subject to any investigations or
proceedings by a professional or regulatory body? This includes any current or pending
complaints, proceedings or actions and/or previous investigations or proceedings where
the complaint has been upheld. There is no requirement to declare matters where there
has been an investigation and the complaint was not upheld.

YES / NO
If you have answered ‘yes’, use the space below to provide any relevant details.
Question 4 – Do you have, or have you ever had, a condition (including an addiction to
drugs or alcohol) which means you may pose a risk to any member of the public or
which may impair your judgment as a practising barrister?

YES / NO
If you have answered ‘yes’, use the space below to provide the relevant details.

Question 5 – Are you, or have you ever been, the subject of an arrangement with a
creditor or entered into an individual voluntary arrangement with creditors? An
arrangement includes but is not limited to the following: bankruptcy order 1, debt relief
order2, or directors disqualification order3.

YES / NO
If you have answered ‘yes’, use the space below to provide the relevant details.

Question 6 – Are there any other matters which might reasonably be thought to call into
question your fitness to become a practising barrister? This includes but is not limited to
civil injunctions or criminal orders.

Note you are not expected to disclose any criminal convictions or cautions that would be
‘protected’ by law or ‘filtered’ by the Disclosure and Barring Service. If you are still unsure if a matter is
protected or filtered, please contact the relevant officer at the Inn.

YES / NO
If you have answered ‘yes’, use the space below to provide the relevant details and
attach any supporting documents.

1
A “bankruptcy order” includes a bankruptcy order made pursuant to the Insolvency Act 1986 and any
similar order made in any jurisdiction in the world.
2
For this purpose, a “debt relief order” includes a debt relief order made pursuant to the Insolvency Act
1986 and any similar order made in any jurisdiction in the world.
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A “directors disqualification order” includes a disqualification order made by a court, or disqualification
undertaking accepted by the secretary of state, pursuant to the Company Directors Disqualification Act
1986 and any similar order or undertaking made or given in any jurisdiction in the world.
By signing this declaration:

1. I confirm that I have read the supporting information for students on the BSB
website before completing this declaration; and

2. I confirm that I will comply with the Inn’s process for administering Standard DBS
checks (and the international equivalent if appropriate); and

3. I confirm that the information contained in this declaration and any other
information provided as part of my application for being Called to the Bar is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief; and

4. I confirm that the declaration (and any other information provided in support of
that application for membership) provided at the time of my admission to the Inn
remains true, save for where I have informed the Inn otherwise; and

5. I confirm that, should any information within this declaration change prior to being
Called to the Bar, I will notify my Inn; and

6. I understand that if this declaration or any other information in support of my

application for being Called to the Bar is found to have been false in any material
respect, or if I breach any undertaking given in it in any material respect, then
that will constitute professional misconduct and a breach of the Bar Standards
Board Handbook; and

7. I confirm that once I am Called to the Bar and for as long as I remain a barrister, I
will comply with the Bar Standards Board Handbook or any equivalent
publications that replace it.

Date signed: ………………………………………………………………..

Signature: …………………………………………………………………
(signed in pen. No scanned/copied signatures accepted)

Data Protection: Call Declarations remain valid for one year from the date on which they
are signed. Expired Call Declarations (without a declared matter) will be destroyed within
three months of expiry. Call Declarations with a declared matter will be kept on record
indefinitely.
This final page is the address to which your Call
Declaration should be posted.

Attn: Registrar and Call

The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn

The Treasury Office

Lincoln’s Inn

London

WC2A 3TL

UNITED KINGDOM