Diversity And Inclusion Of The Scottish Government Workforce

13th September 2023

The latest Scottish Government Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Information statistics have been updated today by Scotland's Chief Statistician. These statistics are based on data available as at 31 December 2022 and cover the diversity of Scottish Government permanent staff in core directorates, some agencies and some non-ministerial departments and the experiences of different demographic groups.

This update adds data from People Survey 2022 for the Scottish Government workforce, which could not be included in the initial publication until results for the wider Civil Service were published by the Cabinet Office.

The statistics show that:

According to the People Survey 2022 (the annual UK Civil Service employee engagement survey), the Scottish Government workforce results on Inclusion and Fair Treatment varied by demographic and diversity group:

Female and male staff feel included and that they are treated fairly to the same degree (86.7% vs 86.7%).

The proportion of staff feeling included and treated fairly ranges from 90.5% of staff aged between 60 and 64 to 85.2% of staff aged between 30 and 34 or between 50 and 54.

Disabled staff are less likely to feel included and treated fairly (78.4%) than non-disabled staff (88.2%).

Ethnic minority staff are less likely to feel included and treated fairly (85.8%) than white staff (86.7%).

Christian staff feel included and treated fairly to the same degree as non-religious staff (86.6% vs 86.7%).

Straight / heterosexual staff are more likely to feel included and treated more fairly (87.1%) than staff with any other sexual orientation (83.4%).

Transgender staff are less likely to feel included and treated fairly (75.0%) than cisgender staff (86.9%).

Staff whose parents never worked are less likely to feel included treated fairly (81.5%) than staff from a high socio-economic background (87.2%).