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RPC opinion: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting impact assessment

Regulatory Policy Committee's opinion of the evidence and analysis in the impact assessment from the Office for Equality and Opportunity.

• From: Regulatory Policy Committee
• Published: 2 April 2026

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RPC opinion: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting impact assessment

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The proposal will require large employers across Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales, except large public authorities in Wales and Scotland) to publish ethnicity and disability pay gap data on an annual basis.

The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) gave a ‘green’ rating to the impact assessment from the Office for Equality and Opportunity (Cabinet Office) on 17 December 2025. This means that we considered the impact assessment to be ’fit for purpose’ based on our scrutiny of the evidence and analysis supporting the case for why regulation is necessary. 

The RPC’s opinion refers to the evidence and analysis presented in the impact assessment, not the policy itself.

Published 2 April 2026