Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in enforcing mandatory gender pay gap reporting.

In 2017, we introduced world-leading regulations requiring large employers to publish the differences in average salaries and bonuses for men and women every year. We continue to see high levels of compliance with the regulations; and the broader requirement has ensured that employers are aware of their gaps and are taking steps to close them.

Enforcement of the reporting regulations is the responsibility of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. They have outlined the process that they follow for gender pay gap reporting here:

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/gender-pay-gap-our-enforcement-action?return-url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equalityhumanrights.com%2Fsearch%3Fkeys%3Denforcement%2Bstrategy

More details about their full enforcement powers are detailed here:

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/our-legal-work/our-legal-powers/our-litigation-and-enforcement-policy-2022-2025/our-0