Lloyds Banking Group to offer private gender reassignment surgery

Workers at Lloyds Banking Group will soon qualify for private gender reassignment surgery via the bank.

They will be the first UK-owned employer to provide this, with approximately 830 employees currently not conforming to gender binaries. An estimated 20 staff members are expected to initially take up the offer.

Trans staff may decide to go through gender reassignment surgery, but the Group – which includes Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows - estimates that 0.025% of staff would want to undergo the surgery.

Bupa will provide the surgery, which will be available to permanent employees subscribed to the Group’s healthcare scheme.