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Crown Prosecution Service - Advocate Panel Scheme 2016-20
Equality Monitoring Questionnaire
The Advocate Panel arrangements follow the fundamental principles of the Equality Act 2010 and our Public Sector
Equality Duty (PSED). Accordingly, all applicants wishing to join the Advocate Panel are required to complete an
Equality Monitoring Questionnaire.
One of the ways the CPS meets this duty, is by collecting and analysing data on the protected characteristics of
applicants to the Panel. This enables us to identify whether groups with protected characteristics are proportionately
represented and take action to encourage groups to apply where a group(s) is underrepresented.
The data we collect is used for statistical analysis and will not be linked to individual applicants or have an impact on
whether or not they are successful in their application. All applications will be judged solely on merit.
Section 1: Personal Information
Last Name:
First Name & Middle Name(s):
Level Applied for:
Bar Number (5 digits):
Enter ‘S’ if you are a solicitor-advocate
Section 2: Age
Please select your age category:
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
Prefer not to say
Section 3: Disability
Section 6(1) of the Equality Act 2010 states that a person has a disability if:
a. That person has a physical or mental impairment, and
b. The impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on that person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-
day activities.
Using this definition do you consider yourself to be disabled?
Yes
No
Prefer not to say
Select
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Section 4: Your gender
Male
Female
Prefer not to say
Section 5: Gender identity
What is your gender identity?
Man
Woman
I identify another way (please specify)
Prefer not to say
At birth were you assigned:
Male
Female
Prefer not to say
Section 6: Race
Based on the current civil service classifications of ethnic origin:
Asian Bangladeshi
Indian
Pakistani
Chinese
Any other Asian background
Black African
Caribbean
Any other Black/African/Caribbean background
White British
English
Gypsy or Irish Traveller
Irish
Northern Irish
Scottish
Welsh
Any other White background
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Mixed Asian and White
Black African and White
Black Caribbean and White
Any other Mixed Ethnic background
Other ethnic background Arab
Any other ethnic background (please specify)
Prefer not to say
Section 7: Nationality
Based on the current civil service classifications of ethnic origin:
British or Mixed British
English
Welsh
Northern Irish
Scottish
Irish
Member of the Irish Traveller Community
Gypsy Roma
Other National Identity (please specify)
Prefer not to say
Section 8: Religion or belief
Based on the current civil service classifications for religion or belief:
Agnostic
Atheist
Bahai
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Humanism
Jain
Jewish
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Muslim
No religion or belief
Pagan
Rastafarian
Scientologist
Shinto
Sikh
Zoroastrian
Any other (please specify)
Prefer not to say
Section 9: Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual
Gay woman/lesbian
Gay man
Bisexual woman
Bisexual man
Prefer not to say