DIVERSITY DATA JULY 2021
| Question | Response | Solicitor partners (sole practitioner, member or director) | Solicitor (not partner) | Role directly supporting fee earner | Managerial Role | IT/ HR/ other corporate services role |
| 1. Select the category which best describes your role in the firm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2. Age | 16 – 24 | 1 | ||||
| 25 – 34 | 3 | |||||
| 35 – 44 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 45 – 54 | 1 | |||||
| 55 – 64 | ||||||
| 65+ | ||||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| 3. What is your Sex? | Male | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Female | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other preferred description | ||||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| 4. Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth? | Yes, gender identity the SAME as sex at birth | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| No, gender identity NOT THE SAME as sex at birth | ||||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| Question not asked | ||||||
| 5. Disability (according to Equality Act) | Yes | |||||
| No | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Prefer not to say | ||||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| 6. Day-to-day activities limited due to health problem or disability lasting at least 12 months | Yes, limited a lot | |||||
| Yes, limited a little | 1 | |||||
| No | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Prefer not to say | ||||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| 7. Ethnicity | Bangladeshi | |||||
| Chinese | ||||||
| Indian | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Pakistani | 3 | |||||
| Any other Asian background | ||||||
| African | ||||||
| Caribbean | ||||||
| Any other Black background | ||||||
| White and Asian | ||||||
| White and Black African | ||||||
| White and Black Caribbean | ||||||
| Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background | ||||||
| British / English / Welsh / Northern Irish / Scottish | 1 | |||||
| Irish | ||||||
| Gypsy or Irish Traveller | ||||||
| Roma | ||||||
| Any other White background | ||||||
| Arab | ||||||
| Any other ethnic group | ||||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| 8. Religion or belief | No religion or belief | |||||
| Buddhist | ||||||
| Christian | 1 | |||||
| Hindu | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jewish | ||||||
| Muslim | 3 | |||||
| Sikh | 1 | |||||
| Any other religion or belief | ||||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| 9. Sexual orientation | Bi | |||||
| Gay/Lesbian | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other preferred description | ||||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| 10. School type from 11 to 16 | State-run or state-funded school – selective on academic, faith or other grounds | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| State-run or state-funded school – non-selective | 3 | |||||
| Independent / fee-paying school | ||||||
| Independent / fee-paying school, where I received a bursary covering 90% or more of my tuition | ||||||
| Attended school outside the UK | ||||||
| Don’t know / not sure | ||||||
| Prefer not to say | 1 | |||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| Question not asked | ||||||
| 11. Did either of your parents attend university by the time you were 18? | No, neither of my parents attended university | 2 | 1 | |||
| Yes, one or both of my parents attended university | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Don’t know / not sure | 1 | |||||
| Prefer not to say | 1 | |||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| Question not asked | ||||||
| 12. Work of the main / highest income earner in your household when you were aged about 14 | Modern professional and traditional professional occupations such as: teacher, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, musician, police officer (sergeant or above), software designer, accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil / mechanical engineer | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Senior, middle or junior managers or administrators such as: finance manager, chief executive, large business owner, office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager | ||||||
| Clerical and intermediate occupations such as: secretary, personal assistant, call centre agent, clerical worker, nursery nurse | ||||||
| Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver | ||||||
| Routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter/waitress, bar staff | ||||||
| Small business owners who employed less than 25 people such as: corner shop owners, small plumbing companies, retail shop owner, single restaurant or cafe owner, taxi owner, garage owner | ||||||
| Long term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year) | ||||||
| Other, such as: retired, this question does not apply to me, I don’t know | ||||||
| Prefer not to say) | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| Question not asked | ||||||
| 13. Primary carer for a child under 18 | Yes | |||||
| No | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Prefer not to say | ||||||
| Invalid / no response to this question | ||||||
| 14. Time spent providing unpaid care for those with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age | No | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes, 1 – 19 hours a week | ||||||
| Yes, 20 – 49 hours a week | ||||||
| Yes, 50 or more hours a week | ||||||
| Prefer not to say | ||||||
| Invalid / no response to this question |
Number of non-respondents: 0
Parmar & Co Solicitors