This de-identification is the removal of personal identifiers from the programme under the Equality Act 2010 public sector equality duty (PSED). The duty asks listed bodies to set and review fairness objectives. anonym.plus marks names and identifiers on your device, so the objectives and counts stay usable while named staff are shielded.
When this applies
The roadmap ties objective owners and target figures to named incumbents and their IDs. You strip those details before a draft is reviewed internally.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the document in anonym.plus on your device.
- The tool flags incumbents, IDs, and contacts.
- Local OCR reads a scanned page.
- Keep the objective text and target figures.
- Swap or black out the confirmed identifiers.
- Save the clean draft locally.
What you need to provide
- The action plan (XLSX export, PDF, DOCX).
- An operator (Replace keeps the layout aligned).
- Optional allow-list for objective codes.
PII entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | objective owner → [OWNER] |
| Identifiers | NATIONAL_ID | staff no. 33120 → [STAFF_ID] |
| NRP | NRP | target group → [GROUP] |
| Contact | EMAIL_ADDRESS | work email → [EMAIL] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | review 2026 → [YEAR] |
| Organisation | ORGANIZATION | directorate → [DIR] |
Compliance achieved
- Supports the objectives under the Equality Act 2010 public sector equality duty.
- Keeps objective text and target figures the programme needs.
- Offline work keeps the document off any server.
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Limitations & cautions
The scheme can name an owner or cite a small target group that points to one person. The tool flags named items. Band or suppress small groups, and review owner labels, before review.
Frequently asked questions
Why de-identify the programme?
It can name owners and small target groups. Stripping those lets you share the objectives without identifiable staff data, supporting the PSED.
What stays after de-identification?
The objective text and target figures the duty needs. The tool removes owner names and IDs.
Is the plan uploaded?
No. The app is fully offline, so the draft stays on your machine.