Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Report 2015

Annex B - Scottish Government, Agencies and Other Bodies - Leavers diversity data

The tables and charts in this annex show the diversity statistics for staff who left the Scottish Government during the period 1 February 2014 to 31 December 2014.

Note that due to the change in the reporting timetable the latest figures are for an 11-month period.

Coverage

Along with the core Scottish Government, the statistics in this annex include the following public bodies: Accountant in Bankruptcy, Advocate General for Scotland, British Irish Council, Courts Tribunals, Court of Lord Lyon, Crofting Commission, Disclosure Scotland, Edinburgh Tram Inquiry, Education Scotland, HMI Constabulary, HMI Prisons, Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland, Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland, Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, Mental Welfare Commission, National Records of Scotland, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Office of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner, Parole Board, Police Investigations & Review Commissioner, Risk Management Authority, Scotland Office, Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, Scottish Housing Regulator, Scottish Law Commission, Scottish Public Pensions Agency, Student Awards Agency for Scotland, Transport Scotland.

Reasons for leaving

For convenience, the reasons for leaving have been grouped into the following six categories:

• Resignation
• Retirement - retirement (age grounds) above minimum age, retirement (age grounds) minimum age, retirement (ill health)
• Voluntary exit
• End of fixed-term appointment
• Dismissal - dismissal (disciplinary) without compensation, dismissal (inefficiency) probation/trial, dismissal (inefficiency) with compensation, dismissal (inefficiency) without compensation
• Other - death in service, failed to take up employment, loan to another department, transfer to another department

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 in any table an explanatory note is provided.

Tables and charts

The tables show the diversity data for leavers for the period 1 February 2014 to 31 December 2014 (an 11-month period), along with summary data for two earlier 12-month periods to give trend information. The latest data includes a breakdown by leaving reason.

The previous version of the publication reported on the data for the period 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013. These tables were updated (but not published at the time) with data for the period 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014. The summary data for these two periods are included in the tables. It is intended that future publications of this report will use data as at 31 December each year and will revert to a 12-month period in future editions of this report.

Where appropriate, charts have been included to illustrate the information in the tables. The charts show the trend information for the three latest periods. Please note that in cases where data suppression has been necessary the chart will show a blank column.

The tables contain staff headcounts and row percentages - that is, the percentage of the total leavers in each category (for example, in each of the age groups 16-29, 30-39, and so on). The sum of the percentages in each row will be 100%.

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.

Table B1: Leavers by age

												Counts and row percentages
Period	Reason	Age Group
		16-29		30-39		40-49		50-54		55-59		60+		Total
Feb-12 to Jan-13	All leavers	170	20.8%	133	16.3%	132	16.2%	98	12.0%	111	13.6%	172	21.1%	816
Feb-13 to Jan-14	All leavers	172	27.3%	114	18.1%	87	13.8%	56	8.9%	89	14.1%	111	17.6%	629
Feb-14 to Dec-14	All leavers	186	40.3%	95	20.6%	53	11.5%	27	5.8%	31	6.7%	70	15.2%	462
	Resignation	55	35.7%	44	28.6%	32	20.8%	8	5.2%	8	5.2%	7	4.5%	154
	Retirement	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	*	*	0	0.0%	*	*	37	88.1%	42
	Voluntary exit	0	0.0%	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	9
	End of fixed-term appointment	115	60.2%	35	18.3%	10	5.2%	11	5.8%	9	4.7%	11	5.8%	191
	Dismissal	8	42.1%	*	*	5	26.3%	*	*	0	0.0%	*	*	19
	Other	8	17.0%	12	25.5%	*	*	*	*	7	14.9%	12	25.5%	47

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

Chart B1: Leavers by age group, Feb 2012 - Dec 2014

Table B2: Leavers by gender

					Counts and row percentages
Period	Reason	Gender
		Female		Male		Total
Feb-12 to Jan-13	All leavers	417	51.1%	399	48.9%	816
Feb-13 to Jan-14	All leavers	290	46.1%	339	53.9%	629
Feb-14 to Dec-14	All leavers	186	40.3%	276	59.7%	462
	Resignation	81	52.6%	73	47.4%	154
	Retirement	13	31.0%	29	69.0%	42
	Voluntary exit	*	*	*	*	9
	End of fixed-term appointment	67	35.1%	124	64.9%	191
	Dismissal	*	*	*	*	19
	Other	17	36.2%	30	63.8%	47

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

Chart B2: Leavers by gender, Feb 2012 - Dec 2014

Table B3: Leavers by ethnic group

									Counts and row percentages
Period	Reason	Ethnic Group
		Ethnic minority		White		Prefer not to say		Not known		Total
Feb-12 to Jan-13	All leavers	14	1.7%	480	58.8%	9	1.1%	313	38.4%	816
Feb-13 to Jan-14	All leavers	*	*	327	52.0%	*	*	290	46.1%	629
Feb-14 to Dec-14	All leavers	*	*	172	37.2%	*	*	284	61.5%	462
	Resignation	*	*	77	50.0%	*	*	75	48.7%	154
	Retirement	*	*	35	83.3%	*	*	*	11.9%	42
	Voluntary exit	*	*	7	77.8%	*	*	*	22.2%	9
	End of fixed-term appointment	*	*	13	6.8%	*	*	177	92.7%	191
	Dismissal	*	*	8	42.1%	*	*	10	52.6%	19
	Other	*	*	32	68.1%	*	*	15	31.9%	47

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

Chart B3: Leavers by ethnic group, Feb 2012 - Dec 2014

Table B4: Leavers by sexual orientation

									Counts and row percentages
Period	Reason	Sexual Orientation
		Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and other		Heterosexual/ straight		Prefer not to say		Not known		Total
Feb-12 to Jan-13	All leavers	5	0.6%	87	10.7%	8	1.0%	716	87.7%	816
Feb-13 to Jan-14	All leavers	*	*	116	18.4%	*	*	501	79.7%	629
Feb-14 to Dec-14	All leavers	*	*	93	20.1%	*	*	363	78.6%	462
	Resignation	*	*	48	31.2%	*	*	103	66.9%	154
	Retirement	*	*	11	26.2%	*	*	30	71.4%	42
	Voluntary exit	*	*	0	0.0%	*	*	8	88.9%	9
	End of fixed-term appointment	*	*	13	6.8%	*	*	178	93.2%	191
	Dismissal	*	*	5	26.3%	*	*	14	73.7%	19
	Other	*	*	16	34.0%	*	*	30	63.8%	47

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

Chart B4: Leavers by sexual orientation, Feb 2012 - Dec 2014

Table B5: Leavers by disability status

									Counts and row percentages
Period	Reason	Disability status
		Disabled		Not disabled		Prefer not to say		Not known		Total
Feb-12 to Jan-13	All leavers	37	4.5%	382	46.8%	2	0.2%	395	48.4%	816
Feb-13 to Jan-14	All leavers	28	4.5%	236	37.5%	4	0.6%	361	57.4%	629
Feb-14 to Dec-14	All leavers	12	2.6%	115	24.9%	0	0.0%	335	72.5%	462
	Resignation	*	*	53	34.4%	0	0.0%	*	*	154
	Retirement	5	11.9%	26	61.9%	0	0.0%	11	26.2%	42
	Voluntary exit	*	*	*	*	0	0.0%	*	*	9
	End of fixed-term appointment	0	0.0%	6	3.1%	0	0.0%	185	96.9%	191
	Dismissal	*	*	*	*	0	0.0%	12	63.2%	19
	Other	*	*	20	42.6%	0	0.0%	*	*	47

Counts of less than 5 (except columns totals) have been suppressed and shown as * to prevent the possible disclosure of information about individuals.
Secondary data suppression has also been necessary to prevent the calculation of the suppressed values by differencing (also shown as *).

Chart B5: Leavers by disability status, Feb 2012 - Dec 2014

Table B6: Leavers by marital/civil partnership status

											Counts and row percentages
Period	Reason	Marital and Civil Partnership Status
		Married		Single		Other status		Prefer not to say		Not known		Total
Feb-12 to Jan-13	All leavers	321	39.3%	129	15.8%	53	6.5%	68	8.3%	245	30.0%	816
Feb-13 to Jan-14	All leavers	198	31.5%	96	15.3%	34	5.4%	46	7.3%	255	40.5%	629
Feb-14 to Dec-14	All leavers	100	21.6%	55	11.9%	12	2.6%	34	7.4%	261	56.5%	462
	Resignation	37	24.0%	19	12.3%	5	3.2%	15	9.7%	78	50.6%	154
	Retirement	27	64.3%	*	*	*	*	*	*	6	14.3%	42
	Voluntary exit	*	*	5	55.6%	*	*	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9
	End of fixed-term appointment	10	5.2%	17	8.9%	*	*	*	*	148	77.5%	191
	Dismissal	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	9	47.4%	19
	Other	19	40.4%	7	14.9%	*	*	*	*	20	42.6%	47

Counts of less than 5 have been suppressed and shown as * to prevent the possible disclosure of information about individuals.
Secondary data suppression has also been necessary to prevent the calculation of the suppressed values by differencing (also shown as *).
The following have been grouped into the ‘Other status’ category: civil partnership, divorced, domestic partner, legally separated, living together, separated, and widowed.

Chart B6: Leavers by marital/civil partnership status, Feb 2012 - Dec 2014

Table B7: Leavers by religion or belief

											Counts and row percentages
Period	Reason	Religion or Belief
		Christian		Other religion or belief		No religion or belief		Prefer not to say		Not known		Total
Feb-12 to Jan-13	All leavers	40	4.9%	*	*	46	5.6%	*	*	717	87.9%	816
Feb-13 to Jan-14	All leavers	53	8.4%	*	*	65	10.3%	*	*	502	79.8%	629
Feb-14 to Dec-14	All leavers	45	9.7%	*	*	51	11.0%	*	*	361	78.1%	462
	Resignation	18	11.7%	*	*	30	19.5%	*	*	103	66.9%	154
	Retirement	10	23.8%	*	*	*	*	*	*	29	69.0%	42
	Voluntary exit	*	*	*	*	0	0.0%	*	*	8	88.9%	9
	End of fixed-term appointment	*	*	*	*	11	5.8%	*	*	178	93.2%	191
	Dismissal	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	14	73.7%	19
	Other	10	21.3%	*	*	6	12.8%	*	*	29	61.7%	47

Counts of less than 5 (except column totals) have been suppressed and shown as * to prevent the possible disclosure of information about individuals.
Secondary data suppression has also been necessary to prevent the calculation of the suppressed values by differencing (also shown as *).

Chart B7: Leavers by religion or belief, Feb 2012 - Dec 2014

Table B8: Leavers by work pattern

					Counts and row percentages
Period	Reason	Work pattern
		Full-time		Part-time		Total
Feb-12 to Jan-13	All leavers	643	78.8%	173	21.2%	816
Feb-13 to Jan-14	All leavers	528	83.9%	101	16.1%	629
Feb-14 to Dec-14	All leavers	403	87.2%	59	12.8%	462
	Resignation	129	83.8%	25	16.2%	154
	Retirement	24	57.1%	18	42.9%	42
	Voluntary exit	9	100.0%	0	0.0%	9
	End of fixed-term appointment	182	95.3%	9	4.7%	191
	Dismissal	19	100.0%	0	0.0%	19
	Other	40	85.1%	7	14.9%	47

Chart B8: Leavers by work pattern, Feb 2012 - Dec 2014

Table B9: Leavers by pay band

											Counts and row percentages
Period	Reason	Pay Band
		Band A		Band B		Band C		Senior Civil Service		Other		Total
Feb-12 to Jan-13	All leavers	267	32.7%	328	40.2%	91	11.2%	20	2.5%	110	13.5%	816
Feb-13 to Jan-14	All leavers	214	34.0%	245	39.0%	65	10.3%	16	2.5%	89	14.1%	629
Feb-14 to Dec-14	All leavers	144	31.2%	173	37.5%	33	7.2%	9	2.0%	102	22.1%	461
	Resignation	50	32.5%	72	46.8%	12	7.8%	*	*	17	11.0%	154
	Retirement	15	35.7%	11	26.2%	10	23.8%	*	*	*	*	42
	Voluntary exit	*	*	5	55.6%	*	*	*	*	*	*	9
	End of fixed-term appointment	55	28.8%	57	29.8%	*	*	*	*	74	38.7%	191
	Dismissal	13	68.4%	5	26.3%	*	*	*	*	*	*	19
	Other	*	*	23	50.0%	5	10.9%	*	*	6	13.0%	46

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

Chart B9: Leavers by pay band, Feb 2012 - Dec 2014