Can you provide, for the 3 latest years that data is available for:
(1) The number of employees who are eligible to join the LGPS by sex.
Please note for all answers this information covers school and non-school employees, but does not include third party contracts such as Academies.
2023/24
| Female | Male | Unspecified | Grand Total | |
| Headcount | 7708 | 1860 | 1 | 9569 |
2022/23
| Female | Male | Unspecified | Grand Total | |
| Headcount | 8133 | 1926 | 0 | 10059 |
2021/22
| Female | Male | Unspecified | Grand Total | |
| Headcount | 8161 | 1944 | 0 | 10105 |
(2) The number of employees who participate in the LGPS by sex and the number of employees who participate in the LGPS on the 50:50 basis by sex.
2023/24
| LGPS DCC | LGPS DCC 50/50 | Total | |
| Female | 7019 | 39 | 7058 |
| Male | 1698 | 11 | 1709 |
| Total | 8717 | 50 | 8767 |
2022/23
| LGPS DCC | LGPS DCC 50/50 | Total | |
| Female | 7378 | 32 | 7410 |
| Male | 1737 | 9 | 1746 |
| Total | 9115 | 41 | 9156 |
2021/22
| LGPS DCC | LGPS DCC 50/50 | Total | |
| Female | 7262 | 33 | 7295 |
| Male | 1731 | 7 | 1738 |
| Total | 8993 | 40 | 9033 |
(3) The number of employees who are eligible to join the LGPS but who have opted out by sex.
| Female | Male | Total | |
| 2021/22 | 71 | 8 | 79 |
| 2022/23 | 47 | 11 | 58 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Total | 127 | 22 | 149 |