Baroness King of Bow – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness King of Bow on 2014-06-17.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle employment discrimination amongst transgender people.

Baroness Northover

The Government is strongly committed to advancing equality for transgender people and ending discrimination in the workplace. The Equality Act 2010 provides protection from discrimination because of gender reassignment in employment.

In March 2011 the Government published Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality: Moving Forward; and in December 2011 Advancing transgender equality: a plan for action both of which set out the actions to be taken across Government to enhance equality for transgendered individuals. Actions included the Department for Work and Pensions and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs improving the experiences of transgender people seeking work. These include providing employers with help on employing transgender people and ensuring training is available to Jobcentre Plus staff on the specific challenges faced by transgender people.