Written questions

Civil Servants: Clothing

Lords · Question HL346 · Tabled 25 Jul 2024 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 7 Aug 2024

Question

Asked by Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on civil servants wearing fetish clothing in the workplace.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Twycross, 7 Aug 2024

Within the Civil Service, workplace dress code is delegated to individual departments to decide as part of their terms and conditions of service.Civil Servants are required to dress appropriately for work and this would not include fetish clothing.