This redaction is the removal of personal data from an employer's answer in the employment tribunal, prepared under the Equality Act 2010. Where pay comparisons feature, the Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations 2017 rest on grouped totals, not named earnings. anonym.plus marks names, pay, and contacts on your device, so the filing stays clear while non-parties are shielded.
When this applies
The reply and its schedule may name colleagues and quote individual salaries. You hide those identifiers before the document is lodged.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the response in anonym.plus on your device.
- The app marks colleague names and pay figures.
- Built-in OCR reads scanned schedules of loss.
- Keep the case number and party caption.
- Swap or black out the confirmed identifiers.
- Save the clean copy locally.
What you need to provide
- The submission plus schedule (PDF, DOCX, scan).
- An operator (Replace keeps the answer readable).
- Optional allow-list for the case number.
PII entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | named colleague → [THIRD_PARTY] |
| Money | MONEY | salary £42,500 → [PAY] |
| Contact | EMAIL_ADDRESS | hr@example.co.uk → [EMAIL] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | event March 2024 → [DATE] |
| Identifiers | UK_NINO | QQ 12 34 56 C → [NINO] |
| Location | LOCATION | Manchester branch → [LOCATION] |
Compliance achieved
- Shields non-parties answering under the Equality Act 2010.
- Keeps pay reporting aggregate, in line with the Gender Pay Gap Regulations 2017.
- Offline work keeps the response on your machine.
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Limitations & cautions
A schedule that quotes one rare salary can re-identify a colleague even with the name gone. The app marks named figures, not every inference. Generalise unusual amounts and review the document before you lodge it.
Frequently asked questions
Why redact a tribunal response at all?
It may be shared with the claimant and the panel. Stripping non-party data limits exposure while the filing still answers the claim.
Will the case number be kept?
Yes. Allow-list it so it stays intact. Only personal identifiers in the body are marked for removal.
Does the document go to a cloud service?
No. The app runs offline, so the response stays on your device until you lodge it.