First bar census reveals little improvement in diversity statistics.

The Lawyer are covering the story about the Bar Barometer report which is a census of the state of the professional currently and it also compares the data with the profession in 2005-06

This is the introduction to the report.

"Bar Barometer provides statistics and trends about the Bar of England and Wales over the period 2005-2010. Particular focus is on figures relating to the profile of the profession and those in the training stages over the past five years. This is the first report to unite information in this format, outlining general statistical information on the composition of

the barristers’ profession since the introduction of the Legal services act (2007)..."

The results show very little movement in terms of diversity.

"...that the proportion of self-employed female barristers has increased by just 1.5 percentage points over the period....."

and

"...Similarly, the proportion of BME barristers at the self-employed bar increased by a small margin. In 2005-06 BME barristers accounted for 9 per cent of the 11,818 self-employed barristers practising at the bar. By 2009-10 the proportion had risen by just 0.6 ...."

The full report on the Lawyer is here:

http://www.thelawyer.com/first-bar-census-reveals-little-improvement-in-diversity-statistics/1007393.article