A UK court on Tuesday denied a legal challenge brought by the Freemasons against a new London police policy requiring officers to declare membership of the historically secretive society.
In a 17-page judgment handed down at London’s High Court, judge Martin Chamberlain said the Metropolitan Police’s policy “serves a legitimate aim, maintaining and enhancing public trust in policing, and is proportionate”.
He said the grounds of the challenge were not “reasonably arguable”, and the policy was…
UK court backs London police rule forcing officers to declare Freemasonry
