Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018: Regulation 2 report April 2023

First report on public boards’ progress towards the “gender representation objective” which is achieved when a board has 50% of its non-executive members who are women. The report includes information on the number of vacancies, appointments made and steps taken to encourage applications from women.


5. Statistical Tables

Note: Where boards have odd numbers of board members the gender representation objective (GRO) is met if the percentage of women board members, minus one, is 50% or above. Therefore even if the percentage of women on such boards is below 50%, the GRO is still met e.g. a total of 9 members 4 members are women (44%) but this is 50% of [9 minus one] board members..

5.1.1 Non-Executive Appointments made by Scottish Ministers (where the appointments are regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner and the body is listed for the 2018 Act) between 29 May 2020 and 30 April 2021

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/ women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2021) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Accounts Commission for Scotland Yes 64% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Architecture and Design Scotland Yes 70% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bòrd na Gàidhlig Yes 43% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cairngorms National Park Authority * Yes 72% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd No 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Care Inspectorate Yes 45% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's Hearings Scotland Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Community Justice Scotland Yes 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creative Scotland No 31% 4 1 66 42% Yes Yes
Crofting Commission * No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crown Estate Scotland Yes 43% 0 0 0 0 0 0
David MacBrayne Ltd No 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Food Standards Scotland Yes 50% 3 1 37 32% Yes Yes
Healthcare Improvement Scotland Yes 50% 1 1 18 50% Yes Yes
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Highlands and Islands Enterprise No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Environment Scotland Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Independent Living Fund Scotland Yes 57% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS) Yes 83% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Boundaries Scotland) Yes 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority * Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mental Welfare Commission Yes 62% 3 1 6, 29 52%, 62% Yes Yes
Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland Yes 53% 6 1 36 33% Yes Yes
National Galleries of Scotland No 42% 2 1 41 51% Yes Yes
National Library of Scotland Yes 78% 0 0 0 0 0 0
National Museums of Scotland Yes 62% 3 1 47 49% Yes Yes
NatureScot (Scottish Natural Heritage) Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 24 No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Ayrshire & Arran Yes 60% 3 1 45 47% Yes Yes
NHS Board Borders Yes 71% 3 1 31, 13 47%, 46% Yes Yes
NHS Board Dumfries & Galloway Yes 86% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Fife Yes 67% 1 1 28 46% Yes Yes
NHS Board Forth Valley Yes 43% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Grampian Yes 80% 1 1 22 23% Yes No
NHS Board Greater Glasgow & Clyde Yes 53% 2 1 39 44% Yes Yes
NHS Board Highland No 38% 3 1 54 38% Yes Yes
NHS Board Lanarkshire Yes 63% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Lothian No 42% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Orkney Yes 50% 1 1 18 56% Yes Yes
NHS Board Shetland Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Tayside Yes 71% 4 1 8, 76 50%, 60% Yes Yes
NHS Board Western Isles Yes 67% 1 1 33 36% Yes Yes
NHS Education for Scotland Yes 78% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Golden Jubilee Board Yes 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS National Services Scotland (Common Services Agency) No 38% 2 1 49 45% Yes Yes
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Yes 71% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Health Scotland Yes 63% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quality Meat Scotland Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Revenue Scotland No 40% 1 1 18 33% Yes No
Risk Management Authority No 37% 2 1 12 33% Yes No
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh No 33% 1 1 13 38% Yes Yes
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board Yes 60% 3 1 7, 11 57%, 36% Yes Yes
Scottish Ambulance Service Yes 56% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) Yes 57% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission Yes 43% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Enterprise Yes 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Environment Protection Agency No 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Yes 58% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Fiscal Commission No 25% 8 1 8 38% No 0
Scottish Funding Council (Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council) Yes 58% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Futures Trust Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Housing Regulator No 29% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Land Commission No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Legal Aid Board No 42% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Yes 89% 2 1 87 44% Yes Yes
Scottish Police Authority Yes 53% 6 1 8, 65 0%, 29% Yes Yes
Scottish Qualifications Authority No 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Social Services Council Yes 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Water No 38% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Skills Development Scotland No 42% 0 0 0 0 0 0
South of Scotland Enterprise Yes 43% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sportscotland (same as Scottish Sports Council?) No 42% 0 0 0 0 0 0
The State Hospitals Board for Scotland No 40% 3 1 54 43% Yes Yes
VisitScotland Yes 56% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water Industry Commission for Scotland Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

* Figure quoted is for regulated appointments overseen by public appointments team. Does not include locally elected members and councillors.

Non-Executive Appointments made by Scottish Ministers (where the appointments are regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner and the body is listed for the 2018 Act) between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/ women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Accounts Commission for Scotland Yes 50% 1 1 6 17% Yes No
Architecture and Design Scotland Yes 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bòrd na Gàidhlig Yes 50% 2 1 8 50% Yes Yes
Cairngorms National Park Authority * Yes 71% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd Yes 33% 1 1 8 13% Yes Yes
Care Inspectorate No 40% 5 1 7, 33 29%, 76% Yes Yes
Children's Hearings Scotland Yes 71% 3 1 7, 64 71%, 52% Yes Yes
Community Justice Scotland Yes 56% 1 1 5 80% Yes Yes
Consumer Scotland No 25% 4 1 9, 46 33%, 41% Yes Yes
Creative Scotland No 8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crofting Commission * No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crown Estate Scotland Yes 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0
David MacBrayne Ltd No 33% 4 1 5, 46 0%, 11% Yes Yes
Environmental Standards Scotland Yes 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Food Standards Scotland Yes 86% 4 1 9, 37 22%, 32% Yes Yes
Healthcare Improvement Scotland Yes 75% 1 1 34 50% Yes Yes
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd Yes 67% 1 1 21 19% Yes Yes
Highlands and Islands Enterprise No 38% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Environment Scotland No 40% 1 1 6 17% Yes No
Independent Living Fund Scotland Yes 57% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS) Yes 71% 2 1 11, 23 27%, 57% Yes Yes
Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Boundaries Scotland) Yes 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority * Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mental Welfare Commission Yes 63% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland Yes 60% 4 1 36 36% Yes Yes
National Galleries of Scotland Yes 57% 3 1 32 63% Yes Yes
National Library of Scotland Yes 50% 4 1 5,28 0%, 54% Yes Yes
National Museums of Scotland Yes 62% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NatureScot (Scottish Natural Heritage) No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 24 Yes 44% 3 1 59 53% Yes Yes
NHS Board Ayrshire & Arran Yes 56% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Borders Yes 71% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Dumfries & Galloway Yes 75% 3 1 40 55% Yes Yes
NHS Board Fife Yes 60% 3 1 22 64% Yes Yes
NHS Board Forth Valley No 94% 2 1 30 50% Yes No
NHS Board Grampian Yes 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Greater Glasgow & Clyde Yes 47% 3 1 39 44% Yes Yes
NHS Board Highland Yes 46% 1 1 21 52% Yes Yes
NHS Board Lanarkshire No 25% 7 1 8, 28, 26 13%, 46%, 38% Yes Yes
NHS Board Lothian No 38% 7 1 11, 62 55%, 45% Yes Yes
NHS Board Orkney Yes 67% 1 1 18 56% Yes No
NHS Board Shetland Yes 50% 1 1 8 38% Yes Yes
NHS Board Tayside Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Western Isles Yes 71% 3 1 4, 13 25%, 23% Yes Yes
NHS Education for Scotland Yes 78% 2 1 17, 15 47%, 60% Yes Yes
NHS Golden Jubilee Board Yes 63% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS National Services Scotland (Common Services Agency) No 38% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Yes 50% 5 1 106 36% Yes Yes
Public Health Scotland Yes 63% 1 1 12 50% Yes Yes
Quality Meat Scotland No 20% 5 1 35 17% Yes No
Revenue Scotland Yes 33% 1 1 18 33% Yes No
Risk Management Authority No 13% 2 1 12 33% Yes No
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Yes 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board Yes 60% 3 1 7, 11 43%, 36% Yes Yes
Scottish Ambulance Service Yes 56% 1 1 6 29% Yes No
Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) Yes 63% 2 1 24 50% Yes Yes
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission Yes 56% 2 1 12 33% Yes Yes
Scottish Enterprise Yes 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Environment Protection Agency No 40% 2 1 54 46% Yes Yes
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service No 42% 4 1 92 43% Yes Yes
Scottish Fiscal Commission Yes 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Funding Council (Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council) Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Futures Trust Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Housing Regulator Yes 44% 2 1 32 41% Yes Yes
Scottish Land Commission No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Legal Aid Board No 42% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Yes 57% 3 1 87 44% Yes Yes
Scottish National Investment Bank Yes 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Police Authority Yes 58% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Qualifications Authority No 38% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Social Services Council Yes 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Water No 38% 3 1 25 28% Yes Yes
Skills Development Scotland Yes 45% 0 0 0 0 0 0
South of Scotland Enterprise Yes 55% 4 1 47 36% Yes Yes
Sportscotland No 38% 4 1 100 29% Yes Yes
The State Hospitals Board for Scotland Yes 40% 1 1 5 20% Yes No
VisitScotland Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water Industry Commission for Scotland Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

*Figure quoted is for regulated appointments overseen by public appointments team. Does not include locally elected members and councillors.

5.1.2 Non-Executive Appointments made by Scottish Ministers (where the appointments are regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner and the body is listed for the 2018 Act) between 1 May 2022 and 31 December 2022*

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointed made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/ women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 31 December 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Accounts Commission for Scotland Yes 64% 4 1 68 46% Yes Yes
Architecture and Design Scotland Yes 80% 2 1 50 50% Yes Yes
Bòrd na Gàidhlig Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cairngorms National Park Authority * Yes 71% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd No 25% 2 1 35 37% Yes No
Care Inspectorate Yes 57% 1 1 12 50% Yes No
Children's Hearings Scotland Yes 71% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Community Justice Scotland Yes 56% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Consumer Scotland No 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creative Scotland No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crofting Commission * No 0% 2 1 9 43% Yes No
Crown Estate Scotland Yes 71% 2 1 50 40% Yes Yes
David MacBrayne Ltd No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Environmental Standards Scotland No 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Food Standards Scotland Yes 75% 1 1 20 43% Yes No
Healthcare Improvement Scotland Yes 64% 5 1 25 51% Yes Yes
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd Yes 80% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Highlands and Islands Enterprise Yes 45% 3 1 28 39% Yes Yes
Historic Environment Scotland Yes 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Independent Living Fund Scotland Yes 57% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS) Yes 75% 1 1 8 63% Yes Yes
Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Boundaries Scotland) Yes 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority * Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mental Welfare Commission Yes 63% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland Yes 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0
National Galleries of Scotland Yes 67% 2 1 32 63% Yes Yes
National Library of Scotland Yes 63% 0 0 0 0 0 0
National Museums of Scotland Yes 54% 2 1 51 61% Yes Yes
NatureScot (Scottish Natural Heritage) No 42% 3 1 29 44% Yes Yes
NHS 24 Yes 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Ayrshire & Arran Yes 67% 1 1 15 45% Yes Yes
NHS Board Borders Yes 71% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Dumfries & Galloway Yes 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Fife Yes 50% 4 1 3, 12 38%, 43% No, Yes Yes
NHS Board Forth Valley No 29% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Grampian Yes 44% 1 1 5 45% Yes Yes
NHS Board Greater Glasgow & Clyde Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Highland Yes 46% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Lanarkshire No 27% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Board Lothian No 29% 1 1 33 49% Yes No
NHS Board Orkney Yes 57% 1 1 22 41% Yes Yes
NHS Board Shetland Yes 43% 1 1 37 51% Yes No
NHS Board Tayside Yes 50% 4 1 18 47% Yes Yes
NHS Board Western Isles Yes 71% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Education for Scotland Yes 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS Golden Jubilee Board Yes 63% 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS National Services Scotland (Common Services Agency) Yes 57% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Yes 63% 1 1 7 35% Yes Yes
Public Health Scotland Yes 63% 2 1 44 55% Yes Yes
Quality Meat Scotland No 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Revenue Scotland No 17% 3 1 34 44% Yes No
Risk Management Authority No 38% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board Yes 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Ambulance Service Yes 56% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) Yes 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Enterprise Yes 50% 1 1 12 33% No No
Scottish Environment Protection Agency No 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service No 42% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Fiscal Commission No 0% 2 1 4, 5 50%, 40% Yes No
Scottish Funding Council (Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council) Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Futures Trust Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Housing Regulator Yes 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Land Commission No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Legal Aid Board No 42% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Yes 63% 3 1 3, 86 30%, 60% No, Yes Yes
Scottish National Investment Bank Yes 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Police Authority Yes 58% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Qualifications Authority No 38% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Social Services Council Yes 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Water Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Skills Development Scotland Yes 67% 3 1 42 39% Yes Yes
South of Scotland Enterprise Yes 55% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sportscotland No 36% 0 0 0 0 0 0
The State Hospitals Board for Scotland Yes 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0
VisitScotland Yes 50% 2 1 19 45% Yes Yes
Water Industry Commission for Scotland Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

*The data for January – April 2023 is not available until Summer 2023.

**Figure quoted is for regulated appointments overseen by public appointments team. Does not include locally elected members and councillors.

5.1.3 Other Non-Executive Appointments made between 29 May 2020 and 30 April 2021

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2021) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Courts & Tribunal Service Yes 50% 2 [1] 1 12 58% Yes Yes
Scottish Human Rights Commission Yes 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Standards Commission for Scotland Yes 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Canals Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0

5.1.4 Other Non-Executive Appointments made between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Courts & Tribunal Service Yes 64% 2 [2] 1 4 50% Yes Yes
Scottish Human Rights Commission Yes 100% 1 1 13 46% Yes No
Standards Commission for Scotland Yes 60% 1 1 11 73% Yes Yes
Scottish Canals Yes 67% 1 1 5 60% Yes Yes

5.1.5 Other Non-Executive Appointments made between 1 May 2022 and 31 December 2022

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 31 December 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards No 44% 1 1 Not Known Not Known 1 Yes
Scottish Courts & Tribunal Service Yes 71% 2 1 10 30% Yes Yes
Scottish Human Rights Commission Yes 50% 3 1 30 53% Yes Yes
Standards Commission for Scotland Yes 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Canals Yes 60% 1 1 20 15% Yes No

5.1.6 Higher Education Institutes (HEI) Non-Executive Appointments made between 29 May 2020 and 30 April 2021

Higher Education Institute Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2021) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Aberdeen Yes 50% 1          
Abertay Yes 52% 3       Yes Yes
Dundee Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edinburgh Yes 50% 4 3 16; 23; 13 47%; 22%; 38% 4; 1; 1 Yes
Glasgow Caledonian No 31% 4

Vacancy:

1. 1

2. 1

3. 2

4. 1

Competition:

1. 8

2. 5

3. 7[3]

4. 17

4. 9

Competition:

1. 13%

2. 20%

3. 14%

4. 35%

5. 78%

Competition:

1. yes

2. yes

3. no

4. yes

5. yes

Yes -1
Glasgow School of Art No 31% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glasgow No 46% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heriot Watt No 28% 9 2 28 & 19 60% and 21% No – 5 appointments made, one vacancy unfilled Yes – 1 woman appointed
Highlands & Islands Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Napier No 43% 4 1 27 48% Yes - 4 Yes
Open University[4] Yes 57% 4 3 15 13 Not known 73% 63% Not known Yes - 4 Yes –d
Queen Margaret Yes 50% 4 2 1, 4 0%, 0% 1,2 No
Robert Gordon Yes 50% 2 1     Yes No
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rural College No 38% 3 1 74 19% 6 Yes - 1
St Andrews No 25% 4- 2 vacancies per round 2 recruitment rounds in total. 1 for each of 2 vacancies (i) 88 46% 2 Yes - 2 women appointed (1 from each round)
(ii) 52 48% 2
Stirling No 42% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Strathclyde Yes 57% 3 1 94 49% Yes -3 Yes
University of the West of Scotland No 27% 6 1 31 26% 4 No

5.1.7 Higher Education Institutes (HEI) Non-Executive Appointments made between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022

Higher Education Institute Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Aberdeen Yes 50% 4 1 64 24% 4 Yes
Abertay Yes 56%         1 Yes
Dundee Yes 50% 1 1 12 17% Yes Yes
Edinburgh No 40% 3 2 8; 15 13%; 31% Yes Yes
Glasgow Caledonian No 42% 2 1 18, 7 44%, 14% No - 1 No
Glasgow School of Art No 30% 4 1 31 39% 4 Yes
Glasgow No 37% 3 2 13,1 38%, 0% 2,1 Yes
Heriot Watt No 20% 1 1 30 31% Yes -1 No
Highlands & Islands Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Napier No 43% 3 1 23 44% Yes -3 Yes
Open University No 45% 1 1 8 33% Yes No
Queen Margaret No 38% 3 1 6 33% Yes Yes
Robert Gordon No 46% 2 0[5] 0 0 Yes Yes
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland No 44% 6 1 23 39% Yes - 6 Yes
Rural College No 33% 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
St Andrews No 38% 1 1 10 40% Yes -1 Yes
Stirling Yes 56% 3 1 12 25% Yes -3 Yes
Strathclyde Yes 64% 1 1 221 49% Yes Yes
University of the West of Scotland No 38% 4 0 0 0 Yes - 3 Identified from previous recruitment round but appointed within period Yes

5.1.8 Higher Education Institutes (HEI) Non-Executive Appointments made between 1 May 2022 and 31 December 2022

Higher Education Institute Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointed made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 31 December 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Aberdeen Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abertay Yes 61% 1 None 0 0 0 0
Dundee Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edinburgh No 40% 1 1 22 33% Yes No
Glasgow Caledonian No 40% 1 1 3 66% No N/A
Glasgow School of Art No 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glasgow Yes 50% 2 1 1,1 100%, 0% 1,1 Yes
Heriot Watt No 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Highlands & Islands Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Napier No 36% 2 1 4 25% 2 Yes
Open University No 36% 4 2 349 29%, 50%, 33% Yes Yes
Queen Margaret No 42% 3 1 6 33% No - 2 Yes -1
Robert Gordon Yes 50% 2 1 4 75% Yes Yes
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland No 47% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rural College No 27% 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
St Andrews Yes 50% 1 1 23 30% Yes - 1 No
Stirling No 40% 2 0 0 0 0 0
Strathclyde Yes 69% 0 0 0 0 0 0
University of the West of Scotland No 43% 6 2 11, 8 55%, 38% Yes – 1, 4 Yes -4

5.1.9 College Non-Executive Appointments made between 29 May 2020 and 30 April 2021

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/ women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2021) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Ayrshire Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borders Yes 55% 3 1 12 50% Yes - 3 Yes
City of Glasgow Yes 50% 2 1 6 50% Yes - 2 Yes
Dumfries Yes 42% 4 1 9 44% Yes Yes -2
Dundee & Angus Yes 50% 5 2 13, 14 85%, 36% Yes -2, 3 Yes
Edinburgh Yes 65% 3 2 14, 8 36%, 25% Yes Yes
Fife No 42% 3 1 20 35% 3 Yes
Forth Valley Yes 58% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glasgow Clyde Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glasgow Kelvin No 47% 1 1 13 54% Yes Yes
Inverness Yes 52% 4 1 17 29% Yes - 4 Yes
Outer Hebrides Yes 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0
Moray Yes 50% 2 1 6 Not known 2 No
New College Lanarkshire No 33% 1* 0 0 0 0 0
Newbattle Abbey No 25% 3 1 3 33% 3 Yes
North East Yes 50% 2 1 11 27% 3 Yes -1
North Highland No 38% 4 1 1 50% Yes Yes - 2
Perth Yes 50% 4 1 14 43% Yes - 4 Yes
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shetland N/A Shetland was not vested until August 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Lanarkshire Yes 50% 6 1 Not known 44% Yes Yes
West No 41% 3 1 17 17% Yes -3 No
West Highland Yes 50% 1          
West Lothian Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0

* It was decided not to recruit for the one post but to wait for the dissolution of the Lanarkshire board.

5.1.10 College Non-Executive Appointments made between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Ayrshire Yes 54% 2 1 14 43% Yes - 2 appointed Yes -
Borders Yes 53% 1 1 2 100% Yes - one Yes
City of Glasgow Yes 60% 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dumfries Yes 50% 2 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Dundee & Angus Yes 50% 2 1 13 38% Yes No
Edinburgh Yes 70% 2 1 15 33% 2 Yes
Fife Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forth Valley Yes 64% 1 0 0 0 0 0
Glasgow Clyde Yes 50% 1 1 3 100% Yes Yes
Glasgow Kelvin No 43% 2 1 10 40% Yes No
Inverness No 40% 6 1 7 29% Yes - 4 Yes
Outer Hebrides Yes 50% 1 1 7 29% Yes - 3 Yes
Moray Yes 50% 7 1 Closing date May 2022 N/A N/A N/A
New College Lanarkshire No 30% 1 0 0 0 0 0
Newbattle Abbey No 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0
North East No 33% 3 2 6,7 16% & 14% Yes No
North Highland No 36% 6 1 12 25% Yes Yes
Perth Yes 58% 4 1 11 55% Yes Yes
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Yes 50% 2 1 2 100% Yes Yes
Shetland No 33% 4 1 3 33% No The competition ended in the next reporting period
South Lanarkshire Yes 50% 6 1 Not known 44% Yes Yes
West No 30% 3 1 17 41% 3 Yes
West Highland No 38% 3 1 8 4 Yes Yes
West Lothian Yes 50% 3 1 7 29% 2 Yes

5.1.11 College Non-Executive Appointments made between 1 May 2022 and 31 December 2022

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 31 December 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Ayrshire Yes 40% 2 1 3 66% 1  
Borders Yes 50% 6 1 10 33% Yes - 5 Yes
City of Glasgow Yes 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dumfries Yes 50% 2          
Dundee & Angus Yes 45% 1 1 2 50% Yes -1 Yes
Edinburgh Yes 64% 3 1 9 67% 3 2
Fife Yes 50% 2 1 5 20% Yes - 2 Yes
Forth Valley Yes 56% 3 1 16 38% Yes - 2 Women, 2 Men Yes
Glasgow Clyde Yes 58% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glasgow Kelvin No 46% 1 1 6 50% Yes Yes
Inverness No 38% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outer Hebrides Yes 83% 1 1 11 45% Yes - 4 Yes - 2
Moray Yes 50% 7 0 8 50% 7 Yes - 4
New College Lanarkshire No 33% 2 0 0 0 0 0
Newbattle Abbey Yes 50% 4 1 4 50% 4 Yes
North East No 33% 2 0 0 0 0 0
North Highland Yes 44% 2[6] 0 0 0 0 0
Perth Yes 50% 2 2 3 67% 2 Yes
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Yes 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shetland No 44% 1 The competitions began in the previous reporting period No - 3 Yes
South Lanarkshire Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
West No 41% 3 1 3 66% 2 Yes
West Highland No 30% 3[7] 0 0 0 0 0
West Lothian Yes 50% 5 2 12 40%, 43% 5 Yes

5.1.12 Regional Transport Partnerships Non-Executive Appointments made between 29 May 2020 and 30 April 2021

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
RTP Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2021) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
HITRANS No 33% 3 2 4 25%. 0% Yes 1, 2 Yes - 1
SESTRANS Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) No 30% 0 0 0 0 0 0
TACTRAN No 40% 2 1 3 33% Yes Yes

5.1.13 Regional Transport Partnerships Non-Executive Appointments made between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
RTP Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
HITRANS No 33% 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SESTRANS Yes 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) No 28% 6 1 16 31% Yes Yes
TACTRAN No 20% 1 1 1 0 Yes No

5.1.14 Regional Transport Partnerships Non-Executive Appointments made between 1 May 2022 and 31 December 2022

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/women
RTP Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (as At 31 December 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
HITRANS No 33% 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SESTRANS No 40% 5 1 9 22% Yes Yes
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) Yes 50% 1 1 1 100% Yes Yes
TACTRAN No 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0

5.1.15 Non-Executive Appointments made to Regional Colleges and Regional Boards by Scottish Ministers between 1 May 2020 and 30 April 2021 - Figure quoted is for Regional Board Chairs only. Board members are non-regulated appointments undertaken by Colleges

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/ women
  Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (At 30 April 2021) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Ayrshire) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Borders) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Dumfries and Galloway) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Dundee & Angus) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Edinburgh) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Fife) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Forth Valley) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Glasgow) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Lanarkshire) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (North East Scotland) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (West Lothian) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (West) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0

5.1.16 Non-Executive Appointments made to Regional Colleges and Regional Boards by Scottish Ministers between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022 - Figure quoted is for Regional Board Chairs only. Board members are non-regulated appointments undertaken by Colleges.

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/ women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Ayrshire) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Borders) No 0% 1 1 4 0% Yes No
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Dumfries and Galloway) Yes 100% 1 1 4 50% Yes Yes
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Dundee & Angus) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Edinburgh) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Fife) No 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Forth Valley) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Glasgow) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Lanarkshire) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (North East Scotland) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (West Lothian) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (West) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0

5.1.17 Non-Executive Appointments made to Regional Colleges and Regional Boards by Scottish Ministers between 1 May 2022 and 31 December 2022* - Figure quoted is for Regional Board Chairs only. Board members are non-regulated appointments undertaken by Colleges.

Public Authority Reg. 2(2)(a) % of women on boards Reg. 2(2)(b) Reg. 2(2)(c) Total no. of applications for each competition % of applications from women for each competition Appointment made for each competition Whether the appointment(s) made was/were a woman/ women
Has Gender Rep. Objective been met (As at 30 April 2022) No. of Non- Exec vacancies For each vacancy how many recruitment competitions were held
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Ayrshire) Yes 100% 1 1 6 60% Yes Yes
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Borders) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Dumfries and Galloway) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Dundee & Angus) No 0% 1 1 6 17% Yes No
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Edinburgh) Yes 100% 1 1 11 27% Yes Yes
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Fife) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Forth Valley) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Glasgow) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards Lanarkshire No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (North East Scotland) Yes 100% 1 1 7 47% Yes Yes
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (West Lothian) No 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (West) Yes 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Contact

Email: genderrepresentationonpublicboards@gov.scot

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