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1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Total must equal the sum of its six parts (EBA rule v22577_m)

A warning in the diversity benchmarking return (REM diversity), on template R 18.00, newly appointed non-executive directors (including chairperson).

Check your file against this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

Total must equal these six added up:

  • Male (excluding employee representatives)
  • Non-binary employee representatives
  • Male employee representatives
  • Non-binary (excluding employee representatives)
  • Female (excluding employee representatives)
  • Female employee representatives

All the values are in the number of non-executive directors ([reference period]) column (0010) of R 18.00.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.

Male (excluding employee representatives) + Non-binary employee representatives + Male employee representatives + Non-binary (excluding employee representatives) + Female (excluding employee representatives) + Female employee representatives = Total

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Add up the parts in your file and compare the result with the total.
  3. 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong row, or the total is out of date.
  4. 04EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
  5. 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark R 18.00 as reported.
  6. 06This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Newly appointed non-executive directors (including chairperson) (R 18.00)

Rows

  • 0010Male (excluding employee representatives)
  • 0020Female (excluding employee representatives)
  • 0030Non-binary (excluding employee representatives)
  • 0040Male employee representatives
  • 0050Female employee representatives
  • 0060Non-binary employee representatives
  • 0070Total

Column

  • 0010Number of non-executive directors ([REFERENCE PERIOD])

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

Illustrative values
Male (excluding employee representatives)1,200
Non-binary employee representatives800
Male employee representatives450
Non-binary (excluding employee representatives)300
Female (excluding employee representatives)150
Female employee representatives100
Together3,000
What the rule then expects

Total must then be 3,000.

3,000Passes
3,100Fails

A file that reports 3,000 passes. One that reports 3,100 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative.

Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

sum({R_18.00,r0010,c0010,},{R_18.00,r0060,c0010,},{R_18.00,r0040,c0010,},{R_18.00,r0030,c0010,},{R_18.00,r0020,c0010,},{R_18.00,r0050,c0010,}) = {R_18.00,r0070,c0010,}

Every REM diversity rule, by template

Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.