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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

David Lammy chairs first meeting of board set up to improve diversity among judiciary

David Lammy and Lady Carr in ceremonial legal robes, wigs, and ornate gold trim stand before wooden doors
The lady chief justice, Sue Carr, with the justice secretary, David Lammy, in ceremonial legal robes. Photograph: James Manning/PA

David Lammy and the most senior judge in England and Wales are drawing up plans to accelerate the recruitment of minority ethnic and working-class solicitors into the judiciary.

A new judicial and legal diversity board, chaired by Lammy, who is the first black lord chancellor, and Sue Carr, the lady chief justice, has met for the first time to discuss removing barriers for diverse candidates attempting to join the judiciary.

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