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<p>Following the recommendations of the Lammy Review, we have appointed a Senior BAME
Staff Recruitment and Progression Lead to the MoJ Resourcing Team working closely
with four BAME Progression Leads in HMPPS.</p><p>We have implemented improvements
to our recruitment processes to reduce time and cost to hire, increase the diversity
of new recruits and ensure we attract the right people with the right skills.</p><p>The
number of court and tribunal judges and magistrates as at 1 April in the five years
from 2015 to 2019 is shown in the tables, based on data held by Judicial Office. Data
for April 2020 is scheduled for publication in September 2020.</p><p><strong>Table
1a: Court judges in England and Wales<sup>1</sup> by gender and ethnicity<sup>2</sup>,
as at 1 April 2015 to 2019</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 April 2016</p></td><td><p>1 April 2017</p></td><td><p>1
April 2018</p></td><td><p>1 April 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>817</p></td><td><p>882</p></td><td><p>890</p></td><td><p>875</p></td><td><p>1013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>2,421</p></td><td><p>2,320</p></td><td><p>2,244</p></td><td><p>2,103</p></td><td><p>2,197</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All BAME
groups</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Of which</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Asian or Asian British</em></p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Black or Black British</em></p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Other ethnic group</em></p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Mixed Ethnic Groups</em></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>2,527</p></td><td><p>2,506</p></td><td><p>2,438</p></td><td><p>2,338</p></td><td><p>2,564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>552</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>523</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,238</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,202</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,134</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,978</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,210</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Table 1b: Tribunal judges in England and Wales<sup>1</sup> by gender
and ethnicity<sup>2</sup>, as at 1 April 2015 to 2019</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 April 2016</p></td><td><p>1
April 2017</p></td><td><p>1 April 2018</p></td><td><p>1 April 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>878</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>806</p></td><td><p>775</p></td><td><p>861</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,126</p></td><td><p>1,048</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>928</p></td><td><p>993</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All BAME
groups</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Of which</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Asian or Asian British</em></p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Black or Black British</em></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Other ethnic group</em></p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Mixed Ethnic Groups</em></p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>1,691</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td><td><p>1,485</p></td><td><p>1,404</p></td><td><p>1,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,004</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,894</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,786</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,703</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,854</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Table 2: Serving magistrates in England and Wales<sup>1</sup> by gender
and ethnicity<sup>2</sup>, as at 1 April 2015 to 2019</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 April 2016</p></td><td><p>1
April 2017</p></td><td><p>1 April 2018</p></td><td><p>1 April 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>10,413</p></td><td><p>9,299</p></td><td><p>8,712</p></td><td><p>8,220</p></td><td><p>8,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>9,221</p></td><td><p>8,253</p></td><td><p>7,417</p></td><td><p>6,783</p></td><td><p>6,329</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All BAME
groups</p></td><td><p>1,828</p></td><td><p>1,723</p></td><td><p>1,686</p></td><td><p>1,655</p></td><td><p>1,653</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Of which</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Asian or Asian British</em></p></td><td><p>959</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>889</p></td><td><p>874</p></td><td><p>868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Black or Black British</em></p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Other ethnic group</em></p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Mixed Ethnic Groups</em></p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>17,803</p></td><td><p>15,662</p></td><td><p>13,958</p></td><td><p>12,726</p></td><td><p>11,823</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>622</p></td><td><p>872</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,634</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17,552</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,129</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,003</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14,348</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Notes to tables 1-2</strong></p><ol><li>Figures relate to primary appointments
i.e. each individual is counted once, and not for each appointment held</li><li>Ethnicity
is a non-mandatory fields collected by self-declaration at point of entry, and is
not always declared</li></ol><p>Source: Judicial Office e-HR system</p><p> </p><p>The
number of prison officers, probation officers and prison governors employed in HMPPS
as at 31 March 2015 to 2020 are provided in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table
3: Band 3-5 prison officers<sup>1</sup> in post by gender and ethnicity<sup>2</sup>,
as at 31 March 2015 to 2020</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>31 March 2016</p></td><td><p>31 March
2017</p></td><td><p>31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>31 March 2019</p></td><td><p>31 March
2020</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>4,553</p></td><td><p>4,716</p></td><td><p>4,897</p></td><td><p>5,836</p></td><td><p>6,495</p></td><td><p>6,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>14,405</p></td><td><p>14,373</p></td><td><p>14,277</p></td><td><p>15,985</p></td><td><p>16,963</p></td><td><p>16,314</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All
BAME groups</p></td><td><p>927</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>928</p></td><td><p>842</p></td><td><p>1,138</p></td><td><p>1,431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Of which</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Asian
or Asian British</em></p></td><td><p><em>206</em></p></td><td><p><em>206</em></p></td><td><p><em>204</em></p></td><td><p><em>182</em></p></td><td><p><em>262</em></p></td><td><p><em>338</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Black or Black British</em></p></td><td><p><em>401</em></p></td><td><p><em>396</em></p></td><td><p><em>410</em></p></td><td><p><em>387</em></p></td><td><p><em>505</em></p></td><td><p><em>628</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Other ethnic group</em></p></td><td><p><em>199</em></p></td><td><p><em>213</em></p></td><td><p><em>214</em></p></td><td><p><em>190</em></p></td><td><p><em>275</em></p></td><td><p><em>363</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Mixed Ethnic Groups</em></p></td><td><p><em>121</em></p></td><td><p><em>108</em></p></td><td><p><em>100</em></p></td><td><p><em>83</em></p></td><td><p><em>96</em></p></td><td><p><em>102</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>16,180</p></td><td><p>15,525</p></td><td><p>14,992</p></td><td><p>13,661</p></td><td><p>15,267</p></td><td><p>17,059</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Not Known / Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>1,851</p></td><td><p>2,641</p></td><td><p>3,254</p></td><td><p>7,318</p></td><td><p>7,053</p></td><td><p>4,311</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18,958</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,089</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,174</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,821</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23,458</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,801</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Table 4: Band 4 probation officers in post by gender and ethnicity<sup>2</sup>,
as at 31 March 2015 to 2020</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>31 March 2016</p></td><td><p>31 March
2017</p></td><td><p>31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>31 March 2019</p></td><td><p>31 March
2020</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>2,580</p></td><td><p>2,651</p></td><td><p>2,951</p></td><td><p>2,836</p></td><td><p>2,802</p></td><td><p>2,907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>928</p></td><td><p>936</p></td><td><p>964</p></td><td><p>893</p></td><td><p>847</p></td><td><p>836</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All
BAME groups</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Of which</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Asian
or Asian British</em></p></td><td><p><em>23</em></p></td><td><p><em>52</em></p></td><td><p><em>85</em></p></td><td><p><em>86</em></p></td><td><p><em>118</em></p></td><td><p><em>133</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Black or Black British</em></p></td><td><p><em>27</em></p></td><td><p><em>55</em></p></td><td><p><em>85</em></p></td><td><p><em>97</em></p></td><td><p><em>162</em></p></td><td><p><em>191</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Other ethnic group</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>34</em></p></td><td><p><em>56</em></p></td><td><p><em>60</em></p></td><td><p><em>84</em></p></td><td><p><em>94</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Mixed Ethnic Groups</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>8</em></p></td><td><p><em>8</em></p></td><td><p><em>11</em></p></td><td><p><em>11</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>683</p></td><td><p>1,362</p></td><td><p>1,936</p></td><td><p>1,896</p></td><td><p>2,421</p></td><td><p>2,762</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Not Known / Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>2,754</p></td><td><p>2,080</p></td><td><p>1,745</p></td><td><p>1,582</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>552</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,508</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,587</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,915</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,729</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,649</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,743</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Table 5: Band 10-11 Governing Governors<sup>3</sup> in post by gender
and ethnicity<sup>2</sup>, as at 31 March 2015 to 2020</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>31 March 2016</p></td><td><p>31
March 2017</p></td><td><p>31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>31 March 2019</p></td><td><p>31
March 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All
BAME groups</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Of which</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Asian
or Asian British</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Black or Black British</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Other ethnic group</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td><td><p><em>6</em></p></td><td><p><em>7</em></p></td><td><p><em>8</em></p></td><td><p><em>9</em></p></td><td><p><em>9</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><em>Mixed Ethnic Groups</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td><td><p><em>~</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Not Known / Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>97</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>98</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>88</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>97</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Notes to tables 3-5</strong></p><p>1. Band 3-5 Officers includes Band
3-4 / Prison Officers (incl. specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officers, and Band
5 / Custodial Managers.</p><p>2. All staff have gender assigned but ethnicity is a
self-declared field and is optional to complete.</p><p>3. Includes Governing Governors
working in prison establishments and excludes those based in HQ. Figures do not include
deputy governors or those acting up as a Governing Governor on a temporary promotion
basis.</p><p>~ denotes suppressed values of 2 or fewer or other values which would
allow values of 2 or fewer to be derived by subtraction. Low numbers are suppressed
to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.</p>
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