But if it is a parliamentary reflection of the
diversity of
public opinion that you want, then we already have it,
in the House of Lords.
As the Law Society has indicated,
in the documentation accompanying the recommendation as well as the legal
opinion that accompanied the report to Convocation, the duty to promote equality,
diversity and inclusiveness — not only
in our legal practices, but also
in our
public lives — is implicit
in the existing rules and obligations governing licensees, and not a new obligation.