Petitions/End the face tattoo ban in UK Armed Forces
StatusClosed
Opened5 Jun 2025
Closes5 Dec 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Lift the ban of face tattoos in our military.

With our military actively lacking personnel, we think there should not be ignorant rules in place refusing citizens with tattoos on the face from serving. We think it’s preventing many people who simply want a better future and people who want to serve our country from joining the Armed Forces, at a time when we lack the number of personnel we need. We believe that a person should be able to serve as long as they are fit enough to serve, whether that's a man or woman. We consider that tattoos do not define a person unless obscene or offensive. Many would die for our country even.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Sonia Kumar
1Sonia Kumar MP
Dudley
13
Cat Eccles
2Cat Eccles MP
Stourbridge
2
Sarah Coombes
3Sarah Coombes MP
West Bromwich
2
Pat McFadden
4Pat McFadden MP
Wolverhampton South East
2
Mr Richard Holden
5Mr Richard Holden MP
Basildon and Billericay
1
Liam Conlon
6Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
1
Judith Cummins
7Judith Cummins MP
Bradford South
1
Nigel Farage
8Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1
Sarah Jones
9Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Baggy Shanker
10Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1
End the face tattoo ban in UK Armed Forces — Petitions