Civil Servants: Clothing
Lords · Question HL1553 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 18 September (HL1037), whether the attire described in the Daily Telegraph article “Transgender civil servant wearing ‘fetish gear’ sparks Whitehall row”, published on
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 25 Oct 2024
I refer the noble Baroness to the answer I gave to question HL1037 on 18 September. The DWP’s standards of behaviour statement requires employees to dress in a professional and business-like way. Professional and business-like has a normal, everyday meani...