The Diversity & Inclusion Committee is a Standing Committee and reports to the Executive Committee.
It is responsible for:
- Ensuring that promoting diversity and inclusion at the Inn is the Committee’s first priority.
- Assessing the diversity and inclusion impact on Inn policies;
- Providing support for other committees who wish the diversity and inclusion impact of a decision to be considered;
- Establishing and monitoring programmes for diversity and inclusion across the Inn;
- Responding to consultation documents with regard to diversity and inclusion issues;
- Providing a forum in which diversity and inclusion issues can be discussed to ensure the Inn's commitment to diversity and inclusion is maintained and enhanced.
The committee composition is as follows:
- Chair
- Two Vice-Chairs (Benchers or Hall members eligible)
- Four elected members (Benchers or Hall members eligible)
- Representative from each of the four other Standing Committees
- Hall Committee Representative
- LGBTQ+ Forum Representative
- MTYBA Representative
- MTSA Representative
Committee members
Name | Position | Start Date |
---|---|---|
Mr Paul Epstein KC | Committee Chairman of | 24.2.2021 |
Professor Geraldine Van Bueren KC | Vice-Chair of | 9.3.2021 |
Ms Kama Melly KC | Committee Member of | 9.3.2021 |
Ms Emma McIlveen | Committee Member of | 9.3.2021 |
Mr Gary Blaker KC | Committee Member of | 9.3.2021 |
Mr Bernard Richmond KC | Committee Member of | 9.3.2021 |
Ms Helen Mahy CBE | Committee Member of | 9.3.2021 |
Mr Guy Williamson BEM QPM | Committee Member of | 1.1.2023 |
Mr Andreas Dakoutros | Committee Member of | 9.3.2021 |
The Rt Hon Lord David Lloyd-Jones | Ex Officio Committee Member of | 9.3.2021 |
Miss Rachel Cooper | Committee Member of | 9.3.2021 |
Mr Paul Darling OBE KC | Ex Officio Committee Member of | 1.1.2022 |
Patrice Blackstock | Secretary of | 1.3.2022 |
Dame Kathryn Thirlwall DBE | Ex Officio Committee Member of | 1.1.2023 |
Dr Ramola Naidoo | Committee Member of | 1.1.2023 |
Mr Simon Myerson KC | Committee Member of | 9.3.2021 |
Ms Lauren McHardy | Member of Staff of | 1.2.2021 |
Miss Dina Sherif | Committee Member of | 1.2.2023 |