Public appointments - data: 2018 and 2019

Appointments: summary

We want public appointments to be reflective of Scottish society.

What does the data tell us?

• Women apply at a rate lower than their population rate, but when they do apply they do well and are more likely to be appointed than men.
• For people whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual the rate of appointment compared to the rate of applications fluctuated: it was lower in 2019 and higher in 2018. If we look back further, the rate of appointment has been higher than or the same as the rate of application.
• For people who are 49 and under, the rate of appointment in 2019 and 2018 was lower than the rate of application. If we look back further, it has fluctuated and was sometimes higher and sometimes lower.
• For disabled people and for people who are from a black or ethnic minority background, the rate of appointment was lower than the rate of application in 2019 and 2018. If we look back further the rate of appointment has been almost consistently lower than the rate of application for both groups.