The number of appointments held by people from ethnic minority backgrounds has also increased during this period, from 20% in 1992 to 38% in 2001. In 2001, at least 440 appointments were held by disabled people, and of these 197 were held by women.
En junio de 2001, el porcentaje de mujeres empleadas por los concejos escoceses constituía el 65% del número total de empleados de las autoridades locales (el 50% de los empleados de tiempo completo de las autoridades locales y el 90% de los de tiempo parcial).