Question NW2170 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
22 August 2023 - NW2170
Mulder, Mr FJ to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether the (a) Legal Practice Council and/or (b) any of the various Bar councils in the Republic have set (i) race and/or (ii) gender admission targets for pupillages in their domain; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) What (a) race and (b) gender were the pupils who (i) applied for and (ii) were admitted to a pupillage position to become an advocate at the various Bars in the Republic in the past three years?
Reply:
(1) The Legal Practice Council has not set specific race or gender targets for admission to pupillage. The Legal Practice Council does focus on transformation, as one of its core mandates, and this is evident in the pupils who are admitted into the pupillage programmes each year.
The Bar Councils are non-statutory independent bodies and the Minister does not account to Parliament for their actions and policies.
(2) Number of Pupils 2021, 2022, 2023 (broken down by race and gender) with registered Practical Vocational Training Contracts at the various Bar Councils in South Africa:
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2021 |
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Race |
Gender |
Total |
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Black |
Female |
29 |
|
Coloured |
Female |
4 |
|
Indian/Asian |
Female |
1 |
|
White |
Female |
7 |
|
Black |
Male |
36 |
|
Coloured |
Male |
3 |
|
White |
Male |
5 |
|
2022 |
||
|
Race |
Gender |
Total |
|
Black |
Female |
42 |
|
Coloured |
Female |
1 |
|
Indian/Asian |
Female |
3 |
|
White |
Female |
7 |
|
Black |
Male |
34 |
|
Coloured |
Male |
1 |
|
Indian/Asian |
Male |
2 |
|
White |
Male |
2 |
|
2023 |
||
|
Race |
Gender |
Total |
|
Black |
Female |
40 |
|
Coloured |
Female |
5 |
|
Indian/Asian |
Female |
2 |
|
White |
Female |
3 |
|
Black |
Male |
38 |
|
Coloured |
Male |
3 |
|
Indian/Asian |
Male |
3 |
|
White |
Male |
6 |