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Gender Pay Gap Bill

A Bill to require the Secretary of State to review the effectiveness of gender pay gap reporting requirements.

Originating House

House of Commons

Sponsor

Sarah OlneyLiberal Democrat

Last Updated

4 May 2022

In Plain English

AI-generated

This bill would require the Secretary of State to review how effective the current gender pay gap reporting requirements are. It focuses on assessing the existing rules, rather than creating new reporting duties.

Key Points

Requires the Secretary of State to undertake a review of the effectiveness of gender pay gap reporting requirements.
The review aims to assess whether the current rules achieve their intended goals on transparency and equality.
The bill is a stand-alone review measure and does not itself extend or alter reporting duties.
Originates in the House of Commons and is currently at the 2nd Reading, sponsored by Sarah Olney, Liberal Democrat MP.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to committee stage or to the Lords.

Who is affected?

Employers with gender pay gap reporting dutiesEmployees and workers, particularly women, whose pay data is reportedHR and payroll teams in organisationsGovernment departments and policymakers involved in equality and civil rights policy

Generated 21 February 2026

Updates & Documents

News (1)

Gender Pay Gap Bill

9 Mar 2022

The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.

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