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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Over 300 Met staff disclose they are Freemasons or in other hierarchical groups

Freemasons Hall in Covent Garden
Freemasons Hall in Covent Garden, London. The semi-secret society says police officers should not have to reveal whether they are members. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

More than 300 Metropolitan police officers and staff have obeyed an order to tell their bosses if they are members of hierarchical organisations such as the Freemasons, the high court has heard.

Britain’s largest force announced the policy last month and it has met fierce opposition from bodies representing Masons. They have taken legal action to seek an injunction, claiming it amounts to religious discrimination and breaches human rights laws.

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