Question follow-through · 65751
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it his policy that people with tattoos are able to join the Army.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 11 Jul 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it his policy that people with tattoos are able to join the Army.
11 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Jul 2025
Answer published
Individuals with tattoos are able to join the Army, subject to some restrictions. There have been some recent changes made to the Army’s visible tattoo policy following a review this year. I can confirm that, moving forwards, only tattoos on the face and ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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