'Not a simple matter' | Ex-Barclays diversity chief defends decision not to probe VP's claims of race & sex discrimination

A former D&I chief at Barclays has defended her decision not to investigate a Vice President's allegations that she was overlooked for promotion in favour of a white male colleague.

Nazia Lawrence, a Barclays vice president, is suing the British bank for £230,000, alleging she was passed over for promotion because of the discrimination, as reported by Reuters.

Lawrence works in execution services, a back office part of the bank that helps to implement post-crisis risk management rules. It also handles risk and controls.

Azura Mason, previously Barclays' Global Head of Race at Work, and now a director in the investment bank's chief compliance office, reviewed an internal appeal that Lawrence made after she became dissatisfied with the preliminary inquiry the bank had made into her complaints.