For public sector bodies with more than 49 FTE employees, reports on facility time usage must be submitted by 31st July each year, covering the year from April to March.
Quick Summary of Reporting Requirement:
The local authority is responsible for reporting in respect of its community and voluntary controlled schools and PRUs (but schools may have to provide information to the LA about local union representatives).
Subject to the minimum size requirement*, other public sector bodies in the education sector also have to report, including the governing bodies of voluntary aided and foundation schools, academy trusts, FE and HE institutions.
* Size requirement: employer must have had more than 49 FTE employees in at least 7 of the 12 months included in the reporting period (April to March) and at least one trade union representative during that time.
More detail on facility time reporting is available within the Trade Union Facility Time Reporting pages.
