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<p>The information held by the Ministry of Defence is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Black,
Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) intake as a proportion of Total UK Regulars<sup>1</sup>
Intake each year April 2008-April 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>12
Months ending</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April 2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1
April 2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1
April 2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1
April 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1
April 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>% BAME</strong></p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>7.0</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:
Defence Statistics (Tri-Service)</em></p><p> </p><p>Older information is not available
as the current systems date back to 2007 only. Information on Reserves intake is due
to be released as part of the UK Armed Forces Biannual Diversity Statistics on 26
May 2016. The most recent data can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-2015</p><p>
</p><p>Notes</p><p><sup>1</sup>UK Regular Forces comprises Full-time personnel but
does not include Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service personnel and Reservists. Percentages
exclude those personnel with an unknown ethnicity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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