Equality and diversity annual report 2008
We are committed to regular monitoring of regulatory activities and outcomes. Monitoring is an essential part of our equality and diversity strategy, helping to ensure that work is carried out in a fair, proportionate, non-discriminatory and transparent way.
This report provides statistical data about key aspects of the SRA's regulatory activities for the calendar year 2008 (predating the strategy), broken down by ethnicity, gender and age.
For queries or comments on this report please contact managementinformation@sra.org.uk.
Summary of data
The following summary tables provide an overview of the data provided in the report. The "Conduct Investigations Outcomes"' tables have been excluded because they compare outcomes for each group against one another rather than against the solicitor population.
| Summary by gender |
Solicitor Population |
New Conduct Investi- gations |
Accounts Inspections |
Interventions |
Referrals to the SDT |
Late Accountant's Reports |
| Female |
44.6% |
27.2% |
24.6% |
25.9% |
17.8% |
24.8% |
| Male |
55.4% |
72.8% |
75.4% |
74.1% |
82.2% |
75.2% |
| Total of gender unknown |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Total number of individuals |
109,952 |
3,507 |
228 |
88 |
461 |
306 |
| Summary by age profile |
Solicitor Population |
New Conduct Investi- gations |
Accounts Inspections |
Interventions |
Referrals to the SDT |
Late Accountant's Reports |
| 22–30 |
18.7% |
5.8% |
1.3% |
0% |
2.0% |
0.7% |
| 31–40 |
34.9% |
21.8% |
16.7% |
17.6% |
24.3% |
21.1% |
| 41–50 |
25.1% |
32.0% |
35.7% |
37.6% |
34.8% |
31.0% |
| 51–60 |
15.9% |
27.9% |
33.5% |
35.3% |
26.3% |
35.3% |
| 61–65 |
3.7% |
7.8% |
7.9% |
1.2% |
9.0% |
8.6% |
| 65+ |
1.6% |
4.7% |
4.8% |
8.2% |
3.7% |
3.3% |
| Total of age unknown |
0.4% |
1.5% |
0.4% |
0% |
0.9% |
1.0% |
| Total number of individuals |
109,952 |
3,507 |
228 |
88 |
461 |
306 |
| Summary by ethnicity |
Solicitor Population |
New Conduct Investi- gations |
Accounts Inspections |
Interventions |
Referrals to the SDT |
Late Accountant's Reports |
| Asian or Asian British |
6.9% |
9.9% |
14.9% |
8.1% |
12.4% |
9.6% |
| Black or Black British |
1.9% |
4.8% |
6.7% |
16.1% |
9.6% |
7.3% |
| Chinese or other ethnic group |
1.2% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
1.6% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
| Mixed |
0.6% |
0.5% |
0% |
0% |
0.5% |
0% |
| White / European |
89.9% |
84.2% |
77.8% |
74.2% |
77.2% |
83.1% |
| Total of ethnicity unknown |
13.1% |
14.9% |
14.9% |
29.8% |
21.0% |
1.3% |
| Total number of individuals |
109,952 |
3,507 |
228 |
88 |
461 |
306 |