Reporting schedules

Note: Gender pay gap reporting and enforcement for the reporting year 2019/20 was suspended in March 2020. Gender pay gap reporting and enforcement for the reporting year 2020/21 was extended to 5 October 2021.   

Note: The first equal pay statement should cover sex only. Second and subsequent statements should report on sex, race and disability.   

The reporting schedules are as follows:

Schedule A

Due no later than every two years from April 2013 or from the date last published:

• report on mainstreaming the equality duty
• publish equality outcomes or report on progress
• employee information report

Due no later than every two years from April 2013:   

• gender pay gap information (From April 2013 to March 2016, this applied to authorities with 150 or more staff. From April 2017, it applies to authorities with 20 or more staff). 

Due no later than every four years from April 2013:

• publish statement on equal pay (As above, from April 2013 to March 2016, this applied to authorities with 150 or more staff. From April 2017, it applies to authorities with 20 or more staff).

Schedule B

Due no later than every two years from April 2016 or from the date last published:

• report on mainstreaming the equality duty
• publish equality outcomes or report on progress
• employee information report.

Due no later than every two years from April 2018:

• gender pay gap information (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Due no later than every four years from April 2018:

• publish statement on equal pay (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Schedule C

Due no later than every two years from April 2013 or from the date last published:

• report on mainstreaming the equality duty
• publish equality outcomes or report on progress
• employee information report.

Due no later than every two years from April 2017:

• gender pay gap information (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Due no later than every four years from April 2017:

• publish statement on equal pay (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Schedule D

Due no later than every two years from April 2016 or from the date last published:

• report on mainstreaming the equality duty
• publish equality outcomes or report on progress
• employee information report.

Due no later than every two years from April 2016:

• gender pay gap information (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Due no later than every four years from April 2016:

• publish statement on equal pay (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Schedule E

Due no later than every two years from April 2020 or from the date last published:

• report on mainstreaming the equality duty
• publish equality outcomes or report on progress
• employee information report.

Due no later than every two years from April 2020:

• gender pay gap information (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Due no later than every four years from April 2020:

• publish statement on equal pay (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Schedule F

Due no later than every two years from April 2021 or from the date last published:

• report on mainstreaming the equality duty
• publish equality outcomes or report on progress
• employee information report.

Due no later than every two years from April 2021:

• gender pay gap information (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Due no later than every four years from April 2021:

• publish statement on equal pay (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Schedule G

Due no later than every two years from April 2022 or from the date last published:

• report on mainstreaming the equality duty
• publish equality outcomes or report on progress
• employee information report.

Due no later than every two years from April 2022:

• gender pay gap information (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Due no later than every four years from April 2022:

• publish statement on equal pay (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Schedule H 

Due no later than every two years from April 2023 or from the date last published:

• report on mainstreaming the equality duty
• publish equality outcomes or report on progress
• employee information report.

Due no later than every two years from April 2023:

• gender pay gap information (for authorities with 20 or more staff)

Due no later than every four years from April 2023:

• publish statement on equal pay (for authorities with 20 or more staff)