Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) information held by the HCPC with regards to the nine protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010
This factsheet provides key EDI information for arts therapists and how the demographics of this group compare to the demographics of HCPC registrants overall.
In the download section below, you will also find a breakdown of the Art psychotherapist, Art therapist, Dramatherapist and Music therapist modalities.
Demography:
For age and sex: all current registrants.
For other protected characteristics: all current registrants who have submitted EDI data via the EDI portal or survey:
- 89% of arts therapists
- 56% of all professions combined
Period:
As at 28 March 2023.
Diversity data factsheet: Arts therapists
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Question asked:
"What was your date of birth"
Note:
This was used to calculate current age at the point of production of this factsheet.Arts therapists
All professions
Age Count % Count % Not recorded 0 0% 95 0% Recorded 5,365 100% 320,505 100% 20-29 350 7% 50,580 16% 30-39 1,565 29% 97,410 30% 40-49 1,395 26% 83,740 26% 50-59 1,220 23% 61,350 19% 60-69 670 12% 24,230 8% 70+ 165 3% 3,195 1% 5,365 100% 320,505 100% 
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Question asked:
"Do you consider yourself to have a disability or to be a disabled person?"
Accompanying note in portal:
In the UK, a disability is defined as "a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term* adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities" You may have none, one, or more conditions that you believe are covered by this definition. Please answer how you feel this definiton applies to you. (*long-term means that the impact has lasted, or is expected to last, for 12 months or more)
Note:
HCPC does collect further data on long term conditions, however the protected characteristic is disabilty status rather than disabling condition.Arts therapists
All professions
Disability Count % Count % Not recorded 0 0% 50 0% Recorded 4,765 100% 182,340 100% No 4,020 84% 167,045 92% Yes 510 11% 9,760 5% Prefer not to say 235 5% 5,535 3% 4,765 100% 182,340 100% 
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Question asked:
"Which of the following best describes your ethnic origin? Ethnicity is defined as including colour, ethnic or national origin, or nationality. Please choose whichever answer best reflects how you think of yourself."
Portal category options:
- White
- Asian or Asian British
- Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
- Mixed or multiple ethnic groups
- Other ethnic group
- Prefer not to say
Note:
The categories presented here are the high level categories collected by HCPC. Respondents are also asked for a lower level category (18 options) based on their high level response.Arts therapists
All professions
Ethnicity Count % Count % Not recorded 0 0% 35 0% Recorded 4,765 100% 182,360 100% White 3,865 81% 138,645 76% Asian 275 6% 21,015 12% Black 120 3% 9,905 5% Mixed 190 4% 3,955 2% Other 115 2% 2,650 1% Prefer not to say 200 4% 6,190 3% 4,765 100% 182,360 100% 
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Question asked:
"Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?"
Accompanying note in portal:
Your gender identity may be the same as your assigned sex, but it may be different. You may identify as the opposite gender to your assigned sex, you may identify with neither, or with a self-described gender identity.Arts therapists
All professions
Gender Reassignment Count % Count % Not recorded 5 0% 255 0% Recorded 4,765 100% 182,135 100% Yes 4,525 95% 177,005 97% No 25 1% 415 0% Prefer to self-describe 30 1% 180 0% Prefer not to say 185 4% 4,535 2% 4,765 100% 182,135 100% 
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Question asked:
"What is your legal marital or registered civil partnership status?"
Portal category options:
- Married
- Never married and never registered in a civil partnership
- Divorced
- In a registered civil partnership
- Separated but still legally married
- Widowed
- Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved
- Separated but still legally in civil partnership
- Surviving partner from a registered civil partnership
- Prefer not to sayArts therapists
All professions
Marriage and Civil Partnership Count % Count % Not recorded 0 0% 55 0% Recorded 4,760 100% 182,335 100% Married (M) 1,955 41% 88,910 49% Never married or CP 1,730 36% 64,935 36% Separated & div. (M) 330 7% 9,705 5% In Civil Partnership (CP) 65 1% 1,800 1% Separated, not div. (M) 70 1% 2,080 1% Widowed (M) 40 1% 1,210 1% Separated & dis. (CP) 5 0% 110 0% Separated not dis. (CP) 0 0% 55 0% Widowed (CP) 0 0% 20 0% Prefer not to say 565 12% 13,510 7% 4,760 100% 182,335 100% 
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Question asked:
"Do you consider your self to fall under the protected characteristic of 'pregnacy & maternity', as per the Equality Act 2010? 'Pregnancy' refers to the condition of being pregnant or expecting a baby, and 'maternity' refers to the period of 26 weeks after birth. The Equality Act 2010 protections also cover a someone who has had a miscarriage."Arts therapists
All professions
Pregnancy and Maternity Count % Count % Not recorded 0 0% 150 0% Recorded 4,770 100% 182,245 100% No 4,250 89% 162,910 89% Yes 235 5% 9,295 5% Prefer not to say 285 6% 10,040 6% 4,770 100% 182,245 100% 
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Question asked:
"What is your religion or strongly held belief, if any?"
Portal category options:
- No religion or strongly held belief
- Christian (Including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations.)
- Muslim
- Hindu
- Spiritual
- Buddhist
- Any other religion or belief
- Jewish
- Sikh
- Prefer not to sayArts therapists
All professions
Religion or Belief Count % Count % Not recorded 0 0% 50 0% Recorded 4,775 100% 182,335 100% No religion/belief 2,115 44% 73,815 40% Christian 1,150 24% 72,625 40% Muslim 25 1% 7,710 4% Hindu 15 0% 5,335 3% Spiritual 520 11% 4,020 2% Buddhist 150 3% 1,430 1% Other 90 2% 1,870 1% Jewish 90 2% 1,225 1% Sikh 10 0% 885 0% Prefer not to say 610 13% 13,420 7% 4,775 100% 182,335 100% 
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Question asked:
"What is your Sex?"
Accompanying note in portal:
This is the sex you were assigned at birth and we asked you to provide this information when you registered with the HCPC. For births registered in the UK, this will either be male or female. However, some other countries may include 'intersex' as an option. We also ask if your gender identity is different from the sex you were assigned at birth. Your gender identity may be the same as your assigned sex, but it may be different. You may identify as the opposite gender to your assigned sex, you may identify with neither, or with a self-described gender identity.Arts therapists
All professions
Sex Count % Count % Not recorded 0 0% 150 0% Recorded 5,370 100% 320,455 100% Female 4,490 84% 232,100 72% Male 695 13% 84,010 26% Intersex 0 0% 25 0% Prefer not to say 185 3% 4,320 1% 5,370 100% 320,455 100% 
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Question asked:
"Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?"
Portal category options:
- Heterosexual/straight
- Bisexual
- Gay woman/lesbian
- Gay man
- Pansexual
- Queer
- Asexual
- Prefer to self-describe
- Prefer not to sayArts therapists
All professions
Sexual Orientation Count % Count % Not recorded 0 0% 60 0% Recorded 4,770 100% 182,330 100% Heterosexual 3,530 74% 159,645 88% Bisexual 230 5% 3,585 2% Lesbian 105 2% 2,560 1% Gay man 70 1% 2,390 1% Pansexual 65 1% 640 0% Queer 95 2% 510 0% Asexual 10 0% 205 0% Prefer to self-describe 15 0% 195 0% Prefer not to say 650 14% 12,600 7% 4,770 100% 182,330 100% 
Help and guidance
Protected characteristics: The nine protected charateristics of the Equality Act 2010: Age, disability, ethnicity, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
Registrants: An active registrant on the HCPC register at the time of the analysis.
Respondents: Registrants who provided other protected characteristic EDI data via the portal or survey.
Count: Number of registrants (age & sex) or respondents (other protected characteristics).
Not recorded: Total number of registrants/respondents for whom this information is not held. For respondents these are due to data collection system errors and only includes those who have attempted to give this information.
Recorded: Total number of registrants/respondents for whom this information is held.
All professions
Age & Sex: All active registrants on the HCPC register, regardless of profession.
Other protected characterictics: All respondents of EDI regardless of profession.
Supply of EDI data is voluntary and therefore is not complete for all registrants. As such the tables do not represent the entire register. Consideration of the coverage as detailed in the Demography section is important when using or generalising the findings.
Most registrants complete or update their EDI data at renewal, so it may be up to two years old.
All questions have a "prefer not to say" option which are included in the tables as it is a valid response and hence indicates that the question has been asked.
A small number of records were been affected by now resolved issues with the data collection systems that allowed no reponse to be recorded for certain questions. These are shown as 'Not recorded' in the tables.
Rounding has been used to control the risk of disclosure of personal information. Counts have been rounded to the nearest five. Therefore a count of 0 in a table represents either 0, 1 or 2 registrants with that characteristic.
- Cyhoeddwyd:
- 28/03/2023
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