White any other 12 1.9% 11 2.7% 9 2.2% – White British 413 66.2% 259 62.4% 278 68.3% – White Irish 2 0.3% 5 1.2% 1 0.2% – White other European 15 2.4% 12 2.8% 12 2.9% – Total 624 100% 415 100% 407 100% In 2016/17 continued to be mixed and covered a wide range applicants’ ethnicity of groups. Figure 7 shows the numbers of applicants from different ethnic groups across a three-year period. The largest pool of applicants has consistently been those described as White British, and 14.7 % of applicants were from Black and – Minority Ethnic groups, which is significantly lower than in 2015/16 when 22.9% of applicants were from BME groups, and in 2014/15 when 21.5% of applicants were from BME groups. The biggest decrease appears to be in applicants in the category of Asian/Asian British Pakistani. – The ethnicity of those appointed is reflected in Figure 8 below. Figure 8 Ethnicity of Appointed Applicants Three Year Comparison – Ethnicity of Appointed External Applicants Number and % of Number and % of Number and % of Ethnicity Appointed Applicants Appointed Applicants Appointed Applicants 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Asian/Asian British – 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (3.8%) Indian Asian/Asian British 0 (0.0%) – 0 (0.0%) 4 (6.5%) Pakistani Black/Black British 0 (0.0%) – 0 (0.0%) 3 (4.9%) African Black/Black British any 0 (0.0%) – 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.6%) other Black/Black British 0 (0.0%) – 2 (5.0%) 1 (1.6%) Caribbean Not known/not provided 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (7.7%) White any other 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) – White British 37 (92.5%) 47 (75.8%) 23 (88.5%) –
White – any other 12 1.9% 11 2.7% 9 2.2% White – British 413 66.2% 259 62.4% 278 68.3% White – Irish 2 0.3% 5 1.2% 1 0.2% White – other European 15 2.4% 12 2.8% 12 2.9% Total 624 100% 415 100% 407 100% In 2016/17 applicants’ ethnicity continued to be mixed and covered a wide range of groups. Figure 7 shows the numbers of applicants from different ethnic groups across a three-year period. The largest pool of applicants has consistently been those described as White – British, and 14.7 % of applicants were from Black and Minority Ethnic groups, which is significantly lower than in 2015/16 when 22.9% of applicants were from BME groups, and in 2014/15 when 21.5% of applicants were from BME groups. The biggest decrease appears to be in applicants in the category of Asian/Asian British – Pakistani. The ethnicity of those appointed is reflected in Figure 8 below. Figure 8 Ethnicity of Appointed Applicants – Three Year Comparison Ethnicity of Appointed External Applicants Ethnicity Number and % of Appointed Applicants 2014/15 Number and % of Appointed Applicants 2015/16 Number and % of Appointed Applicants 2016/17 Asian/Asian British – Indian 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (3.8%) Asian/Asian British – Pakistani 0 (0.0%) 4 (6.5%) 0 (0.0%) Black/Black British – African 0 (0.0%) 3 (4.9%) 0 (0.0%) Black/Black British – any other 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) Black/Black British – Caribbean 2 (5.0%) 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) Not known/not provided 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (7.7%) White – any other 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) White – British 37 (92.5%) 47 (75.8%) 23 (88.5%)
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