Relevant union officials Number of employees who were relevant union 9 officials during the relevant period Full-time equivalent employee number 8.59 Percentage of time spent on facility time Percentage of time Number of employees 0% - 1% – 50% 9 51% – 99% - 100% - Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time Total cost of facility time £24,245 Total pay bill £20.259m Percentage of total pay bill spent on facility time 0.1% Paid trade union activities Time spent on paid trade union activities as a 4.6% percentage of total paid facility time Annual report and accounts 2022/23 Accountability report | 56 Diversity, equality and inclusion We actively strive to improve diversity and equality, not only in Audit Scotland but also across the public sector through our audit work.