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Asked by Dr Neil Shastri-HurstConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 28 April 2025UIN 44766

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many qualified legal representatives are there by (a) solicitor and (b) barrister for which the latest data is available.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the number of solicitors on the roll was 209,200 in February 2025, an increase from 202,524 at the end of July 2024. More information can be found via the SRA’s website: https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/research-publications/regulated-community-statistics/data/population_solicitors.

The most recent figures from the Bar Standards Board from 2024 suggest that there were 18,141 practising barristers in England and Wales. More information on the number of practicing barristers in the UK can be accessed via their website: https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-the-public/search-a-barristers-record/the-barristers-register.html.

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