Statistics

This section contains details of the latest statistics available about the practising Bar. Statistics relating to training for the Bar and pupillage can be found on the Bar Standards Board website.

Each year, the Bar Council's Research department publishes Bar Barometer, a statistical report which identifies trends in the profile of the Bar:

Further data on the BPTC and pupillage can be found here.   

The following tables are available via the links below:
           

Table 1:
Number of barristers in self-employed practice by ethnic group and gender: as at December 2010             
Table 2:
Employed bar by ethnicity group and gender: as at December 2010                       
Table 3:
Self-employed Bar QC's by ethnicity and gender: as at December 2010          
Table 4:
Bar statistics: as at December 2010               
Table 5:
Annual statistics: as at December 2010                 
Table 6:
Annual Statistics of Bar Council Secretariat: as of December 2009     
Table 7:
Analysis of 2008 Diversity Data 
Table 8:
Gender and Ethnicity Percentages on Barristers in Practice from 2004-8
Table 9:
Annual Statistics Self-Employed Bar – Queen’s Counsel – England and Wales 2010                
Table 10:
Called to the Bar by Ethnicity and Gender (Home and Overseas Students)
Table 11:
BVC and Pupillage Diversity Statistics from 2001-8 Prepared by the BSB  
Reports:
BPTC Applicants 2009/10 - An analysis of the backgrounds of BPTC applicants in 2009/10  
BPTC Provider Data 2009/10 - An analysis of full-time students enrolled on the 2009/10   
Pupillage Portal Applicants 2010 - An analysis of the backgrounds of pupil portal applicants in 2010  
Pupillage Report 2009/2010 - An analysis of the backgrounds of pupils registered in 2009/10  

Surveys
Survey 1:
The Survey for Barristers changing Practice Status 2001 - 2010 is available here       
Survey 2:
Student Aspirations Survey 2006
Survey 3:
Report of the Analysis of Demographic Data collected from the Practising Bar in November 2007