THE state should back institutions such as schools and courthouses that require individuals to remove face-coverings worn by some Muslim women, British Prime Minister David Cameron says.
Cameron said he did not believe there should be a ban on wearing the niqab - which conceals the whole face except for the eyes - in the streets.
But he made clear he was "happy" to look at the issue of whether the state needed to do more to back up institutions which choose to implement a ban.
"We are a free country and people should be free to wear whatever clothes they like in public or in private," Cameron told BBC1's Andrew Marr Show.
"But we should support those institutions that need to put in place rules so that those institutions can work properly.
"So for instance in a school, if they want that particular dress code, I believe the government should back them. The same for courts, the same for immigration.
"I think we should back those institutions that want to have sensible policies that actually have a particular purpose."
Asked if he would respond to a judge's suggestion that there should be guidelines for the country on the wearing of the niqab in court, Cameron said: "I'm very happy to look at that.
"Obviously, in court the jury needs to be able to look at someone's face. I've sat on a jury, that's part of what you do.
"When someone is coming into the country, an immigration officer needs to see someone's face.
"In a school, it's very difficult to teach unless you can look at your pupils in the eye.
"It's a free country and I think a free country should have free and independent institutions. No plans for anything on the street, but if the government needs to do more to back up institutions, then I would be happy to look at that."
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