Diversity and Inclusion of the Scottish Government Workforce

11th June 2025

An update to the Scottish Government Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Information statistics have been published today by Scotland's Chief Statistician.

This update adds data on the experiences of different demographic groups from People Survey 2024.

The statistics show that:

According to the People Survey 2024 (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 (84.8% vs 85.5%)

- The proportion of staff feeling included and treated fairly ranges from 92.2% of staff aged 65 or over to 82.7% of staff aged between 55 and 59

- Disabled staff are less likely to feel included and treated fairly (76.3%) than non-disabled staff (86.9%)
- Ethnic minority staff are less likely to feel included and treated fairly (82.2%) than white staff (84.9%)

- Christian staff feel included and treated fairly to the same degree as non-religious staff (84.1% vs 85.0%)
- Straight / heterosexual staff are more likely to feel included and treated more fairly (85.2%) than staff with any other sexual orientation (81.8%)
- Transgender staff are less likely to feel included and treated fairly (62.5%) than cisgender staff (84.8%)

- Staff whose parents never worked are less likely to feel included treated fairly (79.1%) than staff from a high socio-economic background (85.5%).