Question reference: S5W-36154
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in increasing the proportion of (a) women, and (b) men with trade union and workplace representative experience who are appointed to public bodies.
Answer
The Public Appointments process or regulated public appointments does not ask or require applicants to declare any previous or current trade union membership. No records are held by the Public Appointments Team as to which current Board members of regulated public bodies are affiliated to a trade union.