Ethnicity Pay Gap Bill [HL]

A Bill to make provision about the publication of information related to the differences in remuneration between ethnic groups.

Originating House

House of Lords

Last Updated

2 May 2017

In Plain English

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The Ethnicity Pay Gap Bill would require organisations to publish information about pay differences between employees from different ethnic backgrounds. It aims to increase transparency and help tackle unequal pay by making such data publicly available, and sets out what information must be published and how it should be presented.

Key Points

Creates a duty for specified organisations to publish ethnicity pay gap information.
Defines the type of pay data to publish and the way it should be presented.
Aims to increase transparency to help tackle ethnic pay disparities.
Publicly available data enables benchmarking and public scrutiny.
Designed to work alongside existing equality and pay reporting frameworks.

Progress

The bill is currently at its second reading in the House of Lords, meaning its general principles are being debated. It has not yet moved to committee stage or to the other House.

Who is affected?

Employers/organisations required to publish ethnicity pay gap informationEmployees and job applicants within those organisations, particularly from ethnic minority groupsThe public, who will have access to the published data

Generated 21 February 2026

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Ethnicity Pay Gap

1 Jan 1970

First reading took place on 8 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.

Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.

The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Documents (1)

HL Bill 35 (as introduced)

BillLords

8 Jun 2016

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.

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