Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 83370

Gender: Databases

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Claire Coutinho

ConservativeEast Surrey

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the statutory guidance entitled Preparing your data, updated on 11 August 2025, for what reason it is her policy that an employer may exclude an employee who does not self-identify as either

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The current gender pay gap reporting guidance was drafted in order to reduce the burden on business, and be mindful of variations in their data collection processes. This part of the guidance has not been updated recently. We regularly look at a range of ...

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