Diversity and equality
Audit Scotland is committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to join us and excel. We value the different perspectives and skills that a diverse workforce can bring and encourage applications from people from a wide range of different backgrounds. Our combined differences ensure a rich mix of talent exists for the benefit of our clients and stakeholders.
Our approach to recruitment ensures equality of opportunity for all. This commitment is evident in everything we do - from learning and development, working practices we employ through to the way we interact with eachother, respecting and taking account of individual differences.
At Audit Scotland we strive to take a leading role in promoting equal opportunities practices and diversity both as an employer and as an auditing body. We are committed to valuing and promoting diversity and will work towards increasing the diversity of our staff.
Annual Reports on Gender Equality - progress reports for July 2007 to June 2008
30 June 2008 for Audit Scotland
These reports detail progress in achieving equality and diversity objectives for Audit Scotland and the Accounts Commission with specific reference to our gender equality schemes.
- Audit Scotland - gender equality progress (PDF | 323KB)
- Accounts Commission - gender equality progress (PDF | 36 KB)
Annual diversity monitoring report 2007/08
24 June 2008 for Audit Scotland
This report provides an analysis of Audit Scotland’s staff profile by ethnicity, age, gender and working patterns.
Diversity and Equality - progress report 2007/08
March 2008 for Audit Scotland
This report details progress in achieving equality and diversity objectives for Audit Scotland and lays the platform for work going forward.
Equal pay statement
27 September 2007 for Audit Scotland
Audit Scotland is committed to Equal Pay principles in respect of our reward policy, strategy and practice.
Audit Scotland Gender Equality Scheme
29 June 2007 for Audit Scotland
Audit Scotland has published a Gender Equality Scheme for June 2007. This Scheme contains an action plan and a prioritisation of Audit Scotland's policies and activities for impact assessment using an impact assessment methodology available from the Scottish Executive.
- Audit Scotland Gender Equality Scheme (PDF | 211 KB)
- Audit Scotland Gender Equality Scheme (RTF | 1.12MB)
Audit Scotland Race Equality Scheme
29 June 2007 for Audit Scotland
This Scheme contains a review of the previous Scheme's action plan, an updated action plan and a prioritisation of Audit Scotland's policies and activities for impact assessment using an impact assessment methodology available from the Scottish Executive.
- Audit Scotland Race Equality Scheme (PDF | 228 KB)
- Audit Scotland Race Equality Scheme (RTF | 1.29MB)
Audit Scotland Disability Equality Scheme 2006-09
1 December 2006 for Audit Scotland