Diversity and inclusion: how we’re doing

The BFI monitors and evaluates progress against our inclusion targets to check where we could be doing better and, where necessary, take positive action to achieve better results.

The BFI’s minimum targets, which are based on proportionality of the UK’s working age population and regularly revised, initially came into effect in 2018. They are:

• 12% for those identifying as D/deaf and disabled
• 20% for those identifying as ethnically diverse*
• 50% identifying as female and non-binary
• 10% target for those identifying as LGBTQIA+

*Those who self-identify their ethnic origin from the following groups on the BFI diversity and inclusion monitoring form: Asian/Asian British, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British, mixed/multiple ethnic groups and other ethnic group.

All figures below are derived from self-declared data taken from monitoring forms which are voluntarily completed by BFI employees and those applying for funding from the BFI, so we cannot always guarantee a 100% return rate.

As of March 2022, the BFI employs 640 people on permanent and fixed term contracts.

Of those:

Year

Those identifying as	2020 to 2021	2019 to 2020	2018 to 2019
D/deaf and disabled	8.6%	9%	8.6%
Ethnically diverse*	16.7%	16.2%	15.5%
Female and non-binary	55%	53%	53%
LGBTQIA+	13	13.6%	11.7%

Year

Those identifying as	2021 to 2022	2020 to 2021	2019 to 2020	2018 to 2019
Female and non-binary	58%	35%	56%	51%
D/deaf and disabled	6%	5%	0%	2%
LGBTQIA+	18%	7%	22%	28%
Ethnically diverse*	26%	21%	28%	16%
Returning to work	2%	2%	3%	0%
Caring responsibility	46%	21%	22%	0%

Year

Those identifying as	2021 to 2022	2020 to 2021	2019 to 2020	2018 to 2019
Female and non-binary	66%	59%	56%	49%
D/deaf and disabled	10%	7%	1%	3%
LGBTQIA+	21%	24%	14%	21%
Ethnically diverse*	39%	36%	20%	19%
Returning to work	0%	2%	4%	0%
Caring responsibility	45%	33%	30%	0%

Year

Those identifying as	2021 to 2022	2020 to 2021	2019 to 2020
Female and non-binary	56%	53%	56%
D/deaf and disabled	16%	14%	9%
LGBTQIA+	26%	20%	18%
Ethnically diverse*	25%	28%	26%
Returning to work	4%	4%	2%
Caring responsibility	22%	32%	25%

Year

Those identifying as	2021 to 2022	2020 to 2021	2019 to 2020
Female and non-binary	46%	40%	45%
D/deaf and disabled	9%	13%	7%
LGBTQIA+	16%	10%	10%
Ethnically diverse*	27%	18%	9%
Returning to work	7%	2%	3%
Caring responsibility	37%	43%	32%