FOI reference: FOI-2026-3802
You asked
In October 2026 government departments produced new policies on trans and non-binary employees, based on a model policy produced by the Cabinet Office.
Please disclose:
a) the policy and guidance adopted by your department
b) any associated internal communications produced to launch the policy (on or around 15 October)
If there is a delay or questions around disclosing b), please disclose a) immediately while those questions are resolved.
We said
Thank you for your request.
a) Please see the associated downloads for the ONS Supporting trans and non-binary colleagues policy (PDF, 202KB) and guidance (PDF, 690KB).
b) Please also see the associated download for our internal comms (PDF, 91KB) including:
the internal communications site article
reference within our weekly cascade to directors
reference within our Weekly Round-Up email to all colleagues
Personal data have been withheld from this release under s.40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).