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Committee publication · Correspondence · 15 April 2026

Correspondence from Minister for Equalities and Minister for Social Security and disability re, mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting, dated 24.03.2026

From: Women and Equalities Committee

Summary

The Ministers for Equalities and Social Security and Disability inform the Women and Equalities Committee that the government will publish its response to the consultation on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting, including indicative legislative clauses. The policy requires large employers (250+ employees) to report pay gaps, workforce composition, declaration rates, and remedial action plans.

Key findings

  • Government will publish response to ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting consultation (closed June 2025) with indicative clauses showing how primary legislation may operate
  • Mandatory reporting threshold set at employers with 250 or more employees
  • Reporting requirements include: ethnicity and disability pay gaps, workforce composition by ethnicity and disability, declaration rates, and equality action plans to address gaps
  • Majority of consultation respondents agreed with all proposals; external analysis and Regulatory Impact Assessment (green-rated) to be published alongside response
  • Policy positioned as part of proposed Equality (Race & Disability) Bill, announced in King's Speech July 2024

Tone

Procedural

Topics

equality-pay-reportingdisability-rightsrace-equalityemployment-law

Key actors

Seema Malhotra MP, Sir Stephen Timms MP, Sarah Owen MP, Women and Equalities Committee, Business and Trade Committee, Work and Pensions Select Committee

Notable line

“The majority of respondents agreed with all the proposals set out in the public consultation.”

Key Quotes

“The proposed approach would require employers with 250 or more employees to report their ethnicity and disability pay gaps, the overall composition of their workforce by ethnicity and disability”
— Seema Malhotra MP and Sir Stephen Timms MP · Outlining core reporting requirements
“… we are about to publish our government response to the consultation on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting which will include indicative clauses that illustrate how primary legislation may work in practice.”
— Seema Malhotra MP and Sir Stephen Timms MP · Announcing upcoming publication
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Source · parliament.uk record ↗