Home Office: Protective Clothing

(asked on 22nd July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her current policy is on the wearing of face coverings in her (a) Department, (b) departmental agencies and (c) related bodies during the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
Kit Malthouse Portrait
Kit Malthouse
This question was answered on 10th September 2021

The Home Office policy will follow the government’s guidance published by BEIS on 14 July 2021 which states that face coverings are no longer required by law. Based on a risk assessment there may be some indoor settings such as crowded, enclosed spaces where employees will be strongly encouraged to wear face coverings. Some operational settings that include higher risk activities may require PPE to be worn as a control for specific activities. Employees will be able to choose if they wish to wear a face covering in a work environment.

In respect of departmental agencies and related bodies they will be implementing local restrictions as required following the government’s guidance set out above.

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