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Written Question
Immigration Officers: Protective Clothing
Monday 13th July 2020

Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is mandatory for immigration enforcement officers to wear face masks when attending people's homes.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

Under our safe systems of work, guidance issued to Immigration

Enforcement officers states that for all encounters in any operational setting, when officers encounter or are likely to encounter any unknown person where

maintaining social distancing of 2 metres is unlikely and physical barriers are not present, officers must apply a disposable facemask.