FOI/202400445228 · FOI · unclear
Civil Service Recruitment Principles: FOI release
Information requested
If any Scottish Government departments were discriminating against candidates of a white ethnic background in favour of candidates from a minority ethnic background in regards to job applications.
Response
The Scottish Government is bound to the Civil Service Commission Principles, which states that our recruitment must be fair, open, and based on merit. This means that we must appoint people to the Civil Service based on who meets the criteria published in the advert and is ranked as the top candidate. You can read more in the Recruitment Principles Section of the Civil Service Commission Website at: Microsoft Word - RECRUITMENT PRINCIPLES April 2018 FINAL .doc
Discrimination against any ethnicity in favour of another is prohibited under the Equality Act 2010. Scottish Government holds itself to strict standards to ensure that we are compliant with the law.
About FOI
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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