Question reference: S1W-24458
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 26 March 2002
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Current status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 23 April 2002
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23990 by Mr Andy Kerr on 25 March 2002, what specific action it is taking to improve the number of (a) women, (b) people from ethnic minorities and (c) disabled people in senior civil service grades and how progress in this area is monitored.
Answer
The range of measures is set out in our Diversity Strategy, launched in November 2000. Our efforts in the last year have been concentrated in three main areas: awareness raising within the organisation; diversity proofing personnel processes with the aim of removing unnecessary barriers, and outreach work with under represented groups. With regard to monitoring, we produce regular reports against targets for the Executive's Management Group and for Cabinet Office.