Diversity questionnaire June 2023
In June 2023 we had 68 members of staff who were surveyed anonymously and we have adopted the categories used by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority. Our employees could opt not to answer either the survey (11 employees) or any part of it if they so choose. The results, where the survey was answered, were as follows:
Category |
|
Directors and Managers (16) |
Qualified Lawyers (excl. directors) (10) |
All other fee earning roles (13) |
IT/HR/Finance/Billing / Reception/ Secretarial (18) |
Gender |
Male |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
Female |
12 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
|
Other preferred description |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Age |
16-24 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
25-34 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
|
35-44 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
45-54 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
55-64 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Gender different from sex registered at birth |
Yes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
No |
16 |
10 |
13 |
18 |
|
Individuals with a disability according to the definition in the Equality Act |
Yes |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Prefer not to say |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
What is your ethnic group? |
Asian/Asian British - Chinese |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Asian/Asian British - Pakistani |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Black/Black British - Caribbean |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
British/ English/ Welsh/ Northern Irish/ Scottish |
16 |
9 |
12 |
14 |
|
White and Asian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
White and Black Caribbean |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Religion or belief |
No religion or belief |
8 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
Christian |
7 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
|
Jewish |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Muslim |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Prefer not to say |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sexual orientation |
Bi |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Gay/lesbian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Heterosexual/ straight |
15 |
10 |
12 |
16 |
|
Prefer not to say |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
School attended |
UK state run or funded school (selective) |
5 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
UK state school (non-selective) |
7 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
|
UK Independent/ fee-paying school (received bursary) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
UK Independent/ fee-paying school (no bursary) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Prefer not to say |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Did either of your parents attend university by the time you were 18? |
Yes |
8 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
No |
7 |
5 |
9 |
16 |
|
Don’t know/not sure |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Roles of main/highest income earner in household (when individual was 18) |
Modern professional (e.g. teacher/lecturer, nurse, social worker, artist, software designer) |
7 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
Clerical or intermediate occupation (e.g. secretary, office clerk, nursing auxiliary, nursery nurse) |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Senior, middle or junior managers or administrators |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Routine manual or service occupation (e.g. van driver, cleaner, bar staff) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, plumber, printer. |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Small-business owner |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Unemployed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Prefer not to say/other |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Primary carer - child under 18 |
|
7 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
Other caring responsibilities |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |