Diversity Data Report 2017 - QualitySolicitors Knight Polson
We are required to collect, report and publish data on the diversity of our workforce. This data is confirmed below.
Total number of respondents: 31
Role Category
| Solicitor (Sole Practitioner, Partner, Member or Director) | 10% |
| Solicitor | 39% |
| Other fee earning role | 6% |
| Role directly supporting a fee earner | 29% |
| Managerial role | 3% |
| IT/HR/other corporate services role | 10% |
| Prefer not to say | 3% |
Diversity
Age bands (age in years)
| 16-24 | 6% |
| 25-34 | 23% |
| 35-44 | 26% |
| 45-54 | 13% |
| 55-64 | 29% |
| Prefer not to say | 3% |
Gender
| Female | 74% |
| Male | 26% |
Consider gender indentity to be different from that associated with sex as registered at birth
| Yes | 3% |
| No | 97% |
Partners / Directors / Members / employees with disabilities (according to the definition in the Equality Act 2010)
| No | 100% |
Partners / Directors / Members / employees with a health problem or disability which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months (according to the definition in the Equality Act 2010)
| Yes | 3% |
| No | 97% |
Ethnic groups
| Asian /Asian British | 3% |
| Mixed / multiple ethnic groups | 3% |
| White | 91% |
| Prefer not to say | 3% |
Religion or Belief
| No religion or belief / Atheist | 29% |
| Christian | 59% |
| Sikh | 3% |
| Any other religion | 3% |
| Prefer not to say | 6% |
Sexual orientation
| Heterosexual/straight | 97% |
| Gay woman/lesbian | 3% |
Socio-economic background (education) and caring responsibilities
Education: attendance at State or fee paying school between the ages of 11 to 18
| UK State School | 84% |
| UK Independent/Fee-paying School | 13% |
| Prefer not to say | 3% |
Education: Those attending University (to study a BA, BSc course or higher) where they were the first generation in their family to do so
| Yes | 39% |
| No | 22% |
| Did not attend University | 39% |
Caring responsibilities: Those who are the primary carer for a child or children under 18
| Yes | 26% |
| No | 74% |
Those who look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long-term physical or mental ill-health / disability or problems related to old age
| No | 91% |
| Yes, 1 - 19 hours a week | 9% |