Diversity Data 2022

The collection of diversity data is part of Park Square Barristers strategy to ensure that we promote equality & diversity in our policies and practice.

Bar Standard Board Guidance

In the Bar Standards Board’s Equality Rules it states “Equality policies by themselves will not bring about equality. Through the collection and analysis of data, chambers are in a position to ensure that checks can be made on whether or not policies and action plans are being implemented and whether or not they are working. Without data, it is impossible to establish the nature or extent of any inequality and therefore devise appropriate measures to reduce or remove it”

Notable features of our diversity data

  • Park Square Barristers is above the national average in respect of female representation
  • Park Square Barristers is above the national average in respect of practising barristers who are of ethnic minority backgrounds
  • The majority of those members of Park Square Barristers who participated in the survey attended state secondary education
  • Nearly half of Park Square Barristers’ members who attended university were the first generation in their family to do so

Diversity at the Bar 2022

When comparing Park Square Barristers with the 2021 Diversity at the Bar data – click here for BSB data

Female barristers

We are above the national average:

  • National average – 38%
  • Park Square Barristers – 43%

 

Practising barristers disclosing as Minority Ethnic Backgrounds

We are above the national average:

  • National average 15%
  • Park Square Barristers 19%

Primary carer

We are above the national average:

  • National average 15%
  • Park Square Barristers 19%

State school education

The BSB had a high percentage of non-responders to this question (40.5%) however PSQB had less than 3% non-responders. Of those that did respond we are above the national average

  • National Average 58%
  • Park Square Barristers 64%

First Generation to attend University

We are above the national average:

  • National Average 28%
  • Park Square Barristers 53%

Disability

We are above the national average:

  • National average 4%
  • Park Square Barristers 6%

Sexual orientation-Non Heterosexual

Again the BSB had a high percentage of non-responders to this question (46%) however PSQB had less than 2% non-responders. Of those that did respond we are above the national average

  • National average 4%
  • Park Square Barristers 10%

Age 25-54

We are above the national average:

  • National average 77%
  • Park Square Barristers 78%

Religion/ Belief

The BSB had 44% of non-responders as against PSQB’s 6%. Of those that did respond we are above the national average for minority faiths:

  • National average 6.5%
  • Park Square Barristers 13%

 

In respect of the Christian faith we are above average

  • National Average 25%
  • Park Square Barristers 35%