Statistics

BVC

BVC Year	99/00	00/01	01/02	02/03	03/04	04/05	05/06	06/07	07/08
Applicants	2370	2252	2119	2067	2570	2883	3211	3227	2550 (1st Round Only)
Enrolments	1487	1403	1379	1332	1406	1665	1745	1932
Successful	1206	1082	1188	1121	1251	1425	1515	1425

Pupillage

Numbers in Pupillage

Total number of barristers who commenced 1st six pupillage between:

Date of pupillage Number

1 October 2000 & 30 September 2001	695
1 October 2001 & 30 September 2002	812*
1 October 2002 & 30 September 2003	586
1 October 2003 & 30 September 2004	518
1 October 2004 & 30 September 2005	556
1 October 2005 & 30 September 2006	515
1 October 2006 & 30 September 2007	527
1 October 2007 & 16 June 2008	417

* NB due to 30th September 2002 falling on a Monday, 112 pupillages which would normally have been registered in the 2002/3 year were registered in the 2001/2 year, causing the higher than usual figure for that year and the lower than usual figure for 2002/3.

Total number of barristers who obtained 2nd six pupillages between:

Date of pupillage Number

1 October 2000 & 30 September 2001	700
1 October 2001& 30 September 2002	724
1 October 2002 & 30 September 2003	702
1 October 2003 & 30 September 2004	557
1 October 2004 & 30 September 2005	598
1 October 2005 & 16 September 2006	127
1 October 2006 & 30 September 2007	563
1 October 2007 & 16 June 2008	521

Tenancy

Total number of barristers who entered tenancy for the first time between:

Date of Tenancy Number

1 October 1998 & 30 September 1999	541
1 October 1999 & 30 September 2000	511
1 October 2000 & 30 September 2001	535
1 October 2001 & 30 September 2002	541
1 October 2002 & 30 September 2003	698
1 October 2003 & 30 September 2004	601
1 October 2004 & 30 September 2005	544
1 October 2005 & 30 September 2006	531
1 October 2006 & 30 September 2007	499
1 October 2007 & 17 December 2007	268