Reference: RFI 2131
Council and School staff with B.N.P. Membership and Policies relating to
Membership
Request:
Could you please tell me how many members of the council’s staff are members of the
B.N.P if any could you also include school teachers would this affect there jobs as you will
be aware the police and prison service bans or sacks there employees for being members
of the B.N.P do you have the same policy in place.
Response:
The Council does not collect this information regarding its staff.
The only policy in place that relates to political party membership is the “Politically
restricted Posts Guidance” (attached).
The information supplied to you is owned by the council unless otherwise stated and may be protected by
copyright. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research or for the
purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use of a commercial nature will require the permission of the
Council. Further enquiries in this respect should be directed to Head of Legal Services, North Tyneside
Council, Quadrant The Silver Link North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside, NE27 0BY
Date: 16-10-09
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