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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Pearce

Freemasons launch legal challenge over Metropolitan police’s disclosure rule

Freemasons in the Grand Lodge in Covent Garden.
Freemasons at the beginning of a meeting in the Grand Lodge in Covent Garden. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

The Freemasons have launched legal action against the Metropolitan police after the force ruled officers must declare any links to the organisation, amid fears membership could be linked to corruption.

The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) has sent the Met a letter before claim, signalling its intention to seek a judicial review unless what it describes as the “unlawful, unfair and discriminatory” policy is suspended.

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