Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Report 2015

Annex F - Scottish Public Appointments Diversity Statistics

The tables in this Annex show the diversity characteristics of the people who applied for and were appointed to posts on the various public bodies in Scotland for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014.

Coverage

The statistics cover the following public bodies, for which regulated ministerial appointments were made in 2014:

Chair (or equivalent) - Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd, Children's Hearings Scotland, Creative Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway NHS, Dundee and Angus College, Grampian NHS Board, Historic Environment Scotland, National Confidential Forum, Regional Colleges and Regional Boards, School Closure Review Panel, Scottish Law Commission, Scottish Natural Heritage.

Member (or equivalent) - Accounts Commission for Scotland, Architecture and Design Scotland, Bord na Gaidhlig, Cairngorms National Park Authority, Care Inspectorate, Crofting Commission, David MacBrayne Ltd, Dumfries and Galloway NHS, Fife NHS Board, Grampian NHS Board, Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Board, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Historic Environment Scotland, Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, NHS Highland, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS National Services Scotland, National Confidential Forum, National Library of Scotland, National Museums Scotland, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Parole Board for Scotland, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration, Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, Scottish Law Commission, Skills Development Scotland, Sportscotland, Western Isles NHS Board.

Tables

The tables show the diversity information for each of the protected characteristics at each stage of the recruitment process. The recruitment stages are:

• Applied
• Reached shortlist
• Invited to interview
• Appointable
• Appointed

Disclosure control

To avoid the possible disclosure of information about individual members of staff, data suppression has been applied to counts of less than 5 (and the corresponding percentage value). In some cases, secondary data suppression has been necessary to prevent the calculation of suppressed values by differencing. Suppressed values are shown as an asterisk (*). Where possible, data suppression has been avoided by grouping categories in some manner. Where the only small counts in a table refer to the 'prefer not to say' category, no data suppression is done. Where data suppression has been applied or category grouping has been carried out in any table, an explanatory note is provided.

Data source

The tables in this workbook were compiled from data held on the Scottish Government HR system. Information on the protected characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, marital/civil partnership status, and religion or belief) is provided by the employee on a voluntary basis. For some protected characteristics (for example, age and gender) the information held is complete or very nearly complete, while the information held for other characteristics is less well populated.

Scottish Public Appointments - Diversity Statistics for 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2014

Table F1: Gender

									Counts and column percentages
	Applied		Reached Shortlist		Invited to Interview		Appointable		Appointed
Female	654	38.2%	649	38.2%	175	41.1%	69	40.8%	55	45.8%
Male	1053	61.6%	1046	61.6%	250	58.7%	100	59.2%	65	54.2%
Prefer not to say	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
All	1710	100.0%	1698	100.0%	426	100.0%	169	100.0%	120	100.0%

No suppression of counts less than 5 in this table because 'prefer not to say' is not protected characteristic.

Table F2: Age group

									Counts and column percentages
	Applied		Reached Shortlist		Invited to Interview		Appointable		Appointed
34 and Under	75	4.4%	74	4.4%	17	4.0%	6	3.6%	*	*
35-39	68	4.0%	67	3.9%	14	3.3%	*	*	*	*
40-44	131	7.7%	127	7.5%	22	5.2%	10	5.9%	7	5.8%
45-49	235	13.7%	231	13.6%	50	11.7%	19	11.2%	16	13.3%
50-54	205	12.0%	205	12.1%	53	12.4%	24	14.2%	18	15.0%
55-59	327	19.1%	327	19.3%	93	21.8%	38	22.5%	27	22.5%
60-64	326	19.1%	326	19.2%	82	19.2%	38	22.5%	23	19.2%
65-69	149	8.7%	149	8.8%	55	12.9%	19	11.2%	14	11.7%
70+	54	3.2%	54	3.2%	6	1.4%	*	*	*	*
Prefer not to Say	140	8.2%	138	8.1%	34	8.0%	10	5.9%	7	5.8%
All	1710	100.0%	1698	100.0%	426	100.0%	169	100.0%	120	100.0%

Values of less than 5 have been suppressed and shown as * to decrease the risk of disclosure of information about individuals.
Secondary data suppression has also been necessary to prevent the calculation of the suppressed values by differencing.

Table F3: Ethnic group

									Counts and column percentages
	Applied		Reached Shortlist		Invited to Interview		Appointable		Appointed
Ethnic Minority	81	4.7%	79	4.7%	14	3.3%	5	3.0%	*	*
White	1590	93.0%	1581	93.1%	402	94.4%	159	94.1%	113	94.2%
Prefer not to say	39	2.3%	38	2.2%	10	2.3%	5	3.0%	*	*
All	1710	100.0%	1698	100.0%	426	100.0%	169	100.0%	120	100.0%

Values of less than 5 have been suppressed and shown as * to decrease the risk of disclosure of information about individuals.
Secondary data suppression has also been necessary to prevent the calculation of the suppressed values by differencing.
‘Ethnic minority’ group includes African, Caribbean or Black; Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British; Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Group; Other Ethnic Group.

Table F4: Disability status

									Counts and column percentages
	Applied		Reached Shortlist		Invited to Interview		Appointable		Appointed
Disabled	178	10.4%	176	10.4%	41	9.6%	12	7.1%	9	7.5%
Not disabled	1491	87.2%	1482	87.3%	377	88.5%	156	92.3%	110	91.7%
Prefer not to say	38	2.2%	37	2.2%	8	1.9%	1	0.6%	1	0.8%
Not stated	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
All	1710	100.0%	1698	100.0%	426	100.0%	169	100.0%	120	100.0%

No suppression of counts less than 5 in this table because 'prefer not to say' is not protected characteristic.

Table F5: Religion or belief

									Counts and column percentages
	Applied		Reached Shortlist		Invited to Interview		Appointable		Appointed
Christian	853	49.9%	846	49.8%	215	50.5%	91	53.8%	61	50.8%
Other religion or belief	60	3.5%	58	3.4%	8	1.9%	5	3.0%	*	*
No religion or belief	669	39.1%	666	39.2%	179	42.0%	62	36.7%	47	39.2%
Prefer not to say	128	7.5%	128	7.5%	24	5.6%	11	6.5%	*	*
All	1710	100.0%	1698	100.0%	426	100.0%	169	100.0%	120	100.0%

Values of less than 5 have been suppressed and shown as * to decrease the risk of disclosure of information about individuals.
Secondary data suppression has also been necessary to prevent the calculation of the suppressed values by differencing.

Table F6: Sexual orientation

									Counts and column percentages
	Applied		Reached Shortlist		Invited to Interview		Appointable		Appointed
Heterosexual/straight	1549	90.6%	1540	90.7%	387	90.8%	152	89.9%	111	92.5%
Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and other sexual orientations	68	4.0%	67	3.9%	14	3.3%	*	*	*	*
Prefer not to say	93	5.4%	91	5.4%	25	5.9%	*	*	*	*
All	1710	100.0%	1698	100.0%	426	100.0%	169	100.0%	120	100.0%

Values of less than 5 have been suppressed and shown as * to decrease the risk of disclosure of information about individuals.
Secondary data suppression has also been necessary to prevent the calculation of the suppressed values by differencing.