UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

What percentage of UK organisations have published equality action plan coverage in place?

Source lumi HRBase 265 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

26.4%in place

26.4% of organisations in the lumi HR community have published equality action plan coverage in place; a further 0% have it partly in place (base: 265 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How the base splits

In place 26.4% Partly in place 0% Not in place 73.6%
Share of the 265 organisations assessed, 2026 H1. Organisations answering not applicable or don’t know are excluded from the base.

What organisations answered

Published equality action plan coverage: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Gender24.9%
Ethnicity8.3%
Disability6.8%
Menopause17.7%
None73.6%

Definition

Whether a published equality action plan exists and which areas it addresses: gender, ethnicity, disability or menopause. Menopause is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/published-equality-action-plan-coverage
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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