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Metropolitan Police officers could be forced to tell bosses if they are in the Freemasons
The Metropolitan Police plans to require officers to declare Freemason membership amid concerns about impartiality, with vetting refusal rates doubling to 11% in 2023-24.
- Soon, the Metropolitan Police could require officers to tell bosses if they are Freemasons, recording membership but allowing joining to remain permitted.
- The Daniel Morgan Independent Panel recommended adding Freemasonry to declarations after its probe found recurring suspicion and mistrust linked to officers' membership in the Morgan case.
- Senior officers of the Metropolitan Police will discuss the proposal with the United Grand Lodge of England as refusal rates rose from 5% in 2020-21 to 11% in 23-24, Met Commander Simon Messinger said.
- Scotland Yard said officers and staff have raised concerns that Freemason membership could affect investigations, promotions and misconduct, while London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan ruled out a compulsory register citing human rights.
- Given its global size, Freemasonry's presence includes about six million members worldwide, including more than 200,000 in England and Wales, and famous past members like Winston Churchill, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
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The London Police Are Planning to Force Their Officers to Testify if They Belong to the Freemasonry.
Scotland Yard has expressed some concern about how membership of Freemasonry can influence promotions, investigations and "misconducts" by agents Read
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