REGISTRATION FACTS AND FIGURES THE REGISTER 2016
Registered Architects
(as at 31.12.16)
Of the 38,511 on the Register at the end of December 2016, 74% were male and 26% female. The number of women on the Register has increased by 1% since last year. The percentage of female architects continues to grow slowly through new admissions to the Register. In 2010 the percentage split of the Register as a whole was 81% male and 19% female.
Registered Architects
%
28,505 Male Architects
%
10,006 Female Architects
Architects residing in the UK
Architects in the UK
%
25,604 Male Architects
%
9,065 Female Architects
Location of Architects
Registered Architects in the UK
Male – 25,604 (74%)
Female – 9,065 (26%)
%
UK
%
Overseas
Registered Architects Overseas
Male – 2,902 (75%)
Female – 940 (25%)
England
Male – 21,686 (73%)
Female – 7,840 (27%)
Scotland
Male – 2,529 (75%)
Female – 863 (25%)
Wales
Male – 626 (83%)
Female – 130 (17%)
Northern Ireland
Male – 763 (77%)
Female – 232 (23%)
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[et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <b>Removals<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> for non payment</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <b>Reinstatements<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> and readmissions</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <b>New<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> admissions</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="16%" valign=top style='width:16.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <b>Total<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> as at end Dec</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr ><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 75<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 664<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 750<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 633<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 1,481<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="16%" valign=top style='width:16.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <b><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>34,328 (+618)</span></b><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:12'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 66<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 917<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 1,358<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 1,031<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 1,504<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="16%" valign=top style='width:16.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <b><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>34,520 (+192)</span></b><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:13'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 41<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 598<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 2,043<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 1,718<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 1,906<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- 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</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 58<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 506<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 1,809<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 1,616<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 2,279<o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="16%" valign=top style='width:16.0%;background:#F2F2F2;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <b><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>36,932 (+1,521)</span></b><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr ><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style='width:14.0%;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span class=msoIns><ins<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T09:30">2016<o:p></o:p></ins></span></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style='width:14.0%;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span class=msoIns><ins<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T09:33">63</ins></span><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class=msoIns><ins cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T09:30"><o:p></o:p></ins></span></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style='width:14.0%;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span class=msoIns><ins<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T09:34">584</ins></span><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class=msoIns><ins cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T09:30"><o:p></o:p></ins></span></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style='width:14.0%;;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span class=msoIns><ins<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T09:39">1433</ins></span></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style='width:14.0%;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span class=msoIns><ins<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T09:35">1,214</ins></span><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class=msoIns><ins cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T09:30"><o:p></o:p></ins></span></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="14%" valign=top bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style='width:14.0%;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span class=msoIns><ins<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T12:43">2,507<o:p></o:p></ins></span></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span class=msoIns><ins<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T09:30"><o:p> </o:p></ins></span></span></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="16%" valign=top bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style='width:16.0%;padding:<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt 3.75pt'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <b><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><span class=msoIns><ins<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T09:40">38,</ins></span><ins cite="mailto:Joseph%20Shaw" datetime="2017-01-23T12:44">511</ins></span></b></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->
Please note, we recently conducted a retrospective reconciliation of registration numbers over the last five years due to a reporting issue, as a consequence there have been minor restatements of the numbers in this table compared to the data presented in previous years.
The above summary does not include all status changes and year-end totals may not always reflect figures alongside.
In addition to the above, two people were erased, seven people were suspended from the Register for conduct issues, one person suspensions ended and four people were restored. 58 were removed from the Register for failing to keep an up to date registered address.
New admissions to the Register 2016
(Last year’s figures in brackets)
UK applicants 1,249 (1,192)
Male – 758 (61%)
Female – 491 (39%)
EU applicants 1,232 (1,072)
Male – 626 (51%)
Female – 606 (49%)
Entry through Prescribed Examination route 26 (15)
Male – 12 (46%)
Female – 14 (54%)
Rejoining the Register
Readmissions 70 (76)
Male – 41 (59%) Female – 29 (41%)
Reinstatements 1,144 (1,540)
Male – 853 (75%) Female – 291 (25%)
Prescribed examination 121 (147)
Male – 68 (46%) Female – 79 (54%)
| 2016 | 2015 | |
| Bank transfer | 4,445 | 3,263 |
| Cash | 7 | 7 |
| Direct Debit | 11,440 | 12,074 |
| Website | 15,330 | 13,410 |
| Credit card (by phone) | 1,327 | 1,739 |
| Cheques | 3,181 | 3,478 |
| Total number of fees collected | 35,722* | 33,971* |
*Please note that this figure will differ from the Register figures due to prepayment, credit balances and refunds issued.
For the 2016 fee, there was a 14% increase in the payments taken online and a 36% increase on payments via bacs, which reflects our drive to use online tools.
Telephone Calls answered 1 January – 31 December 2016 22,018 (19,787) Average waiting time for telephone calls to be answered 14 seconds
ONLINE REGISTRATION STATISTICS
The following statistics, demonstrate the effectiveness of the online registration system.
Main routes to registration & Applications received online
Total applicants via UK route was 1,275
%
of these applied online (all apps)
Total applicants via EU route was 1,232
%
