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4. HIS SPECIFIC PROPOSAL IS THAT ALL PRACTISING MEMBERS OF THE BAR, WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ANY ONE OF THE FOUR INNS OF COURT IN THE UK (IE GRAY'S INN, LINCOLN'S INN, MIDDLE TEMPLE AND THE INNER TEMPLE), SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE UP TO 35 POINTS AT THE RATE OF ONE POINT FOR EVERY SIX MONTHS OF MEMBERSHIP OF ANY OF THE
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5. ON THE FACE OF IT, MR RODGERS HAS IDENTIFIED, ALBEIT BELATEDLY, A SIGNIFICANT ANOMALY IN THE SCHEME. WE ARE CONSULTING THE HOME OFFICE, AND WILL NEED TO CONSIDER URGENTLY WHAT ADVICE TO GIVE TO MINISTERS.
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IN THE MEANTIME, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE ON:
(A) THE SUBSTANCE OF MR RODGERS' LETTER AND
(B) THE PRACTICABILITY OF HIS PROPOSED SOLUTION.
(C) ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS (EG USE OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES POINTS UNDER ARTICLE 14(3)(A) OF THE SELECTION SCHEME ORDER).
7. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CONTACT MR RODGERS (TELEPHONE 869 0210) AND LET HIM KNOW THAT HIS LETTER HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND THAT WE ARE GIVING IT OUR URGENT ATTENTION.
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