Broadest talent pools

SIR – KPMG is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce (report, June 16) – it’s good for business and for wider society. When people join our firm we want it to be based on their talent and potential, not who they are or where they went to school. But the truth is, some people face more barriers than others in joining certain professions or rising to the top.

To remove these barriers we need to know at which points people face them. By developing an awareness of the diversity of our staff and asking applicants to complete the equal opportunities section of our form, we can track our success in recruiting talented people from the broadest talent pools and their progress within our firm. This isn’t just about socioeconomics. We do this for gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability too.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are proud of the value we place on individuality. This information does not form part of the selection process for any of our roles. Jenny Baskerville

Head of Social Mobility, KPMG London E14

SIR – At the next Olympics will we split the medals won between those privately educated and those who have succeeded through the state system? Robert Biddle

Salcombe, Devon