Public-sector trade union facility time data
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

This page hosts the public-sector facility time data submitted to the Cabinet Office by organisations using the reporting service.

Publication of trade union facility time data usage submitted by organisations as required under the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017.

Details

Facility time is paid time-off during working hours for trade union representatives to carry out trade union duties.

All public-sector organisations that employ more than 49 full-time employees are required to submit data relating to the use of facility time in their organisation. The reporting period is 1 April to 31 March with submissions due by 31 July.

Data

1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 24/25 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692717489c1eda2cdf0340e4/Facility-Time-24_25-Dataset.xlsx) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 242 KB)
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 24/25 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69271740345e31ab14ecf54b/Facility-Time-24_25-Dataset.ods) (ODS, 195 KB)
1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 23/24 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688788cf741b74390ff0e4b6/Facility-Time-23_24-Dataset.xlsx) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 288 KB)
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 23/24 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688788deb0e1dfe5b5f0e4ad/Facility-Time-23_24-Dataset.ods) (ODS, 277 KB)
1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 22/23 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/668d50267541f54efe51bc9e/Facility-Time-22_23-Dataset.xlsx) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 453 KB)
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 22/23 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/668d5032ab5fc5929851bca4/Facility-Time-22_23-Dataset.ods) (ODS, 443 KB)
1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 21/22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6426d7177de82b00123133be/Facility_Time_21_22_Dataset-FV.xlsx) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 254 KB)
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 21/22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6426d723ddf8ad000cac0b76/Facility_Time_21_22_Dataset-FV.ods) (ODS, 312 KB)
1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 20/21 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/61680fb1d3bf7f56020e4ea2/202021-Facility-Time-Data.xlsx) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 219 KB)
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 20/21 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/61680fc78fa8f52986e61ca2/202021-Facility-Time-Data1.ods) (ODS, 216 KB)
1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 19/20 (xlsx) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 221KB) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5fa52070e90e07041bfdbe18/201920-Facility-Time-Data.xlsx) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 213 KB)
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 19/20 (ods) (ODS, 217KB) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5fa520978fa8f57893455a98/201920-Facility-Time-Data.ods) (ODS, 209 KB)
1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 18/19 (xlsx) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d9f528240f0b66859708652/FT-data-for-Gov.uk-final1__1_.xlsx) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 272 KB)
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 18/19 (ods) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d9f6258e5274a595fe1fa41/FT_data_for_Gov.uk_final.ods) (ODS, 246 KB)
1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 17/18 (ods) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5bd87ae940f0b6050306ae58/FacilityTimePublicationRegulationsData17_18.ods) (ODS, 227 KB)
- Facility Time Publication Regulations Data 17/18 (xlsx) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5bd878bae5274a6e0e61f3e1/FacilityTimePublicationRegulationsData17_18.xlsx) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 304 KB)
The service

The 2024/25 reporting service is now closed.

Please contact xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) with any enquiries.

Reporting service guidance

Trade union facility time publication service guidance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-trade-union-facility-time-data)