UK court backs London police rule forcing officers to declare Freemasonry

SCMP · 2026-02-17
UK court backs London police rule forcing officers to declare Freemasonry

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’