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2025 Audit guidance

Published by:
Commission for Gender Equality in the Public Sector
Date:
1 May 2025

This guidance is for duty holders under the Gender Equality Act 2020(opens in a new window) (the Act).

Visit the Commissioner’s website for a list of duty holders(opens in a new window).

This guidance is divided into four parts:

Part 1: Prepare your audit data

Part 1 of this guidance helps you prepare for your audit and collect your data.

This includes Step 1 - Step 2.

Part 2: Complete your audit

Part 2 of this guidance helps you complete your audit, upload and review your audit data. It also provides instructions for submitting your audit via the reporting platform.

This includes Step 3 - Step 6.

Part 3: After submitting your GEAP

Part 3 of this guidance outlines the workplace gender equality indicator data measures that are constructed from the data you have uploaded.

Part 4: Audit handbook

Part 4 of this guidance helps you understand the data you need to provide and how it is defined.

You can download the Word version of the 2026 Progress report guidance and the 2026 Progress report template on the right-hand side of the page above the menu.

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