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The judicial diversity statistics 2024-2025 have today been published. Increasing the diversity of the judiciary is a key priority for the Lady Chief Justice.

The statistics show that progress is being made in some key areas. There is further increase in the number of women in the judiciary, and for the first time there is data on disability, thanks to increased self-reporting which reached the threshold for publication. The Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF) has also been able to report social mobility data for the legal professions for the first time ever and the judiciary continues to encourage judicial office holders to complete all fields of diversity data. Individual ethnic group profiles remain unchanged.

BBC presenter Nihal Arthanayake has openly criticised the corporation for its lack of diversity in a candid Instagram post. The 54-year-old, who plans to leave his role in September, expressed frustration that despite raising concerns about the scarcity of Black and Asian staff at BBC North nearly two years ago, nothing seems to have improved.

As a retired civil servant, I read your article with interest (Civil service is ‘too remote’ from people’s lives across UK, says minister, 14 June). I am in favour of moving roles out of London, but simply moving locations is not enough without culture change.

In June 2024, the Australian government ended the Women in STEM Ambassador programme. The decision followed a report that urged a broader, intersectional approach to diversity in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).