Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012

Subject to this section, any information relating to remuneration that is included in a public report lodged by a relevant employer under section 13A:

must not be published under section 15; and

must not be used in a report under:

section 12; or

section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

However, such information may be used for the purposes of publishing information under subsection 15A(1) (see subsection 15A(3)). The publishing of information under subsection 15A(1) is subject to certain protections (see subsection 15A(4)).

Information referred to in subsection (1) (except personal information) may be so published or used if the relevant employer has, by written notice given to the Agency, agreed to that information being so published or used.

Section 13C deals with personal information.

Information referred to in subsection (1) may be so published or used if the information is in an aggregated form that does not disclose, either directly or indirectly, information about a specific relevant employer or another specific person.