The numbers of public appointments, and the breakdown by the listed protected characteristics, are published in the annual reports of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland (previously the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland), available at the following link: http://www.publicappointments.org/publications/108/annual-reports Due to a change in reporting, figures for 2013 cover the calendar year; figures for prior years cover the period 1 April to 31 March...