FOI 26-275 SAS Staff broken down by protected characteristics
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 26-275 SAS Staff broken down by protected characteristics
- Request Date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Response Date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Information Requested
I would be grateful if you could provide the following information regarding the current Scottish Ambulance Service workforce:
- The total number of employees currently employed by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
- A breakdown of employees by sex (male, female, and any other categories recorded).
- A breakdown of employees by age band, for example: Under 25 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65 and over
- If available, a combined breakdown showing employee sex and age band (e.g. males aged 35–44, females aged 45–54, etc.).
- If available, the same information broken down by staff group (e.g. Ambulance Care Assistant, Technician, Paramedic, Team Leader, Manager, Control Room staff, etc.).
- Response
Please see the attached sheet detailing the information requested above broken down into each tab.
These figures were true as on 23/06/2026. Please note that these figures may change on a daily basis.
For the given data, you will see that some of the figures are shown as, five or less than five, please note that this figure has been suppressed because the statistical value is less than five but greater than zero. The Scottish Ambulance service has a duty, under the Data Protection Act to avoid directly or indirectly revealing any personal details. It is therefore widely understood that provision of statistics on small numbers, five or less are statistically suppressed upon disclosure.
- Response Documents
