Written question asked by Shivani Raja (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Mark Ferguson (Labour) on Monday, 14 September 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Civil Servants: LGBT+ People
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 10289 on Equality: Gender and Intersex and to the Written Answer of 14 July 2026 to Question HL1591 on Civil Service: Gender Recognition, whether the decision not to place the model Policy and Guidance: Supporting Trans and Non-binary Employees in the Library of the House was made on the basis of (a) a policy that internal HR guidance is not published externally or (b) section 36 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
- Answer
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New model Gender Reassignment guidance has been issued to Civil Service departments for them to use as a template for their own departmental guidance. Internal HR policies and guidance are not published externally.
The Cabinet Office also believes disclosure of the model Policy and Guidance: Supporting Trans and Non-binary Employees would also contravene Section 36(2)(b)(i), (ii), and (c) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
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- 22333
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- 2026-27
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- Civil servants LGBT+ people
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