The Public Sector Equality Duty Composite Report 2025
Contents
- Mainstreaming Equality Report 2023-25
- NLC Equality Strategy 2019-2024
- Governance
- Fairer Scotland Duty
- Equality in the Council's Procurement Function
- Education
- North Lanarkshire Licensing Board
- NLC Employment
- NLC Equality Outcomes 2021-2025 Progress Report
- Progress 2021-25 Outcomes 1 to 3
- Progress 2021-25 Outcomes 4 to 6
- Progress 2021-25 Outcomes 7 to 9
- NLC Equality Outcomes 2025-2029
- NLC Equality Outcomes 2025-29 - Outcomes 1 to 3
- NLC Equality Outcomes 2025-29 - Outcomes 4 to 6
- NLC Equality Outcomes 2025-29 - Outcomes 7 to 10
- Next Steps
- NLC Employment Information
- NLC Employment Information - Sex
- NLC Employment Information - Disability
- NLC Employment Information - Ethnicity
- NLC Employment Information - Age
- NLC Employment Information - Sexual Orientation
- NLC Employment Information - Gender Reassignment
- NLC Employment Information - Religion and Belief
- NLC Employment Information - Marriage and Civil Partnership
- NLC Employment Information - Pregnancy and Maternity
- Occupational Segregation – Grades and Occupations – sex, disability and ethnicity
- NLC Equal Pay Statement
NLC Employment Information - Religion and Belief
Composition of the workforce by religion
| Unknown | 6101 (36.25%) |
|---|---|
| Buddhist | 9 (0.05%) |
| Church of Scotland | 2096 (12.45%) |
| Hindu | 15 (0.09%) |
| Humanist | 21 (0.12%) |
| Jewish | <5 (0.01%) |
| Muslim | 72 (0.43%) |
| None | 3615 (21.48%) |
| Other Christian | 449 (2.67%) |
| Other religion | 52 (0.31%) |
| Pagan | 16 (0.10%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 589 (3.50%) |
| Roman Catholic | 3788 (22.51%) |
| Sikh | 5 (0.03%) |
Comment: Employees of the Roman Catholic faith (22.5%) remain the largest religious group in the Council followed by Church of Scotland (12.45%) More than 1/5 of employees have no religious faith and for 36.2% of our workforce we have no information.
0.6% of employees describe their faith as Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh or Hindu.
Leavers by Religion
| Buddhist | <5 |
|---|---|
| Church of Scotland | 176 |
| Hindu | <5 |
| Humanist | <5 |
| Muslim | 11 |
| None | 280 |
| Other Christian | 35 |
| Other Religion | 5 |
| Pagan | <5 |
| Prefer not to answer | 57 |
| Roman Catholic | 285 |
| Sikh | <5 |
| Not Known | 789 |
Promotions by religion in 2024 by number and %
| Church of Scotland | 37 (14.86%) |
|---|---|
| Muslim | 5 (2.01%) |
| Other Christian | 9 (3.61%) |
| Pagan | <5 (0.40%) |
| Roman Catholic | 69 (27.71%) |
| None | 81 (32.53%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 11 (4.42%) |
| Unknown | 36 (14.46%) |
| Total | 249 (100%) |
Nearly one-third of promotions were to people with no religion.
Applications - Smarter Working – Religion number and %
| Church of Scotland | 62 (13.20%) |
|---|---|
| Humanist | <5 (0.21%) |
| Muslim | <5 (0.42%) |
| None | 91 (19.36%) |
| Other Christian | 13 (2.77%) |
| Other Religion | <5 (0.21%) |
| Pagan | <5 (0.21%) |
| Roman Catholic | 90 (19.16%) |
| Prefer not to Answer | 12 (2.55%) |
| Not Known | 197 (41.91%) |
| Grand Total | 470 (100%) |
