LLOYDS Banking Group has been named the top employer in Scotland for promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) diversity.
The bank came top of a list of 100 firms described by equality campaign group Stonewall as a definitive guide to the most inclusive employers in Britain.
The list also named Lloyds as the top employer in the UK overall. Second and third for Scotland – as well as the overall UK list – were law firm Pinsent Masons and financial advisers JP Morgan.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) was fourth in Scotland– making it the top public-sector employer. Completing the top five north of the border was Royal Bank of Scotland, with a joint UK placing of 13th with COPFS.
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