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Public Sector Equality Duty: Guidance for Reporting on Gender and Employment

Last Updated
28 April 2026
Source
Close the Gap

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Content Types:

Case Study Checklist Guidance

Relevant Driver(s):

1. Strengthening leadership 2. Developing accountability and transparency 3. Ensuring effective regulatory and policy environment 4. Using evidence and experience

Specific Action(s):

1B. Include equality and human rights in People and HR strategies 1D. Ensure compliance with legal obligations 2C. Collect and use diversity data 2D. Report on progress regularly 3A. Understand legal obligations 3B. Develop equality and human rights policies 4A. Collect and analyse equality data consistently 4C. Share learning and best practice

Implementation Levels:

Development
Foundation

Prior Knowledge Required:

Basic

Organisation Size:

Large Medium Small

Sector:

Education Government Health and social care Local authorities

Role:

Analysts Equality/Diversity/Human Rights Specialists HR Professionals Policy Officers/Makers

PSED Needs:

Advance equality of opportunity Eliminate discrimination

Resource content

Practical guidance from Close the Gap for Scottish public bodies on meeting their equality duties in relation to gender and employment. It explains how to collect and publish workforce data by sex, how to calculate and report the gender pay gap, and what an equal pay statement needs to cover. It also shows how to use this information to improve how the organisation recruits, retains, and supports staff. Includes worked examples and good practice throughout.

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