BNP

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Dear Mr Walker,

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REF: COL/9/593

I write in connection with your request for information dated 26 November
2009 which was received by the Information Access Office on 26 November
2009. I note that you seek access to the following information:

Dear Sirs

Please provide the following information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

There are restrictions placed on those working in the Police Force
regarding membership of the British National Party. Does your force
have any restrictions on a member of your Police Force:-

a) donating to the British National Party?
b) subscribing to a British National Party publication?
c) purchasing goods from the British National Party?
d) signing a petition in favour of the British National Party?
e) signing a nomination form for a British National Party
candidate?

Yours Sincerely

Mark Walker
Solidarity Trades Union
www.solidaritytradeunion.org

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Dear Mr Walker

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REF: COL/09/593

I write in connection with your request for information dated 26 November
2009 in which you seek access to the following information:

1. There are restrictions placed on those working in the Police Force
regarding membership of the British National Party. Does your force
have any restrictions on a member of your Police Force:

a) donating to the British National Party?

b) subscribing to a British National Party publication?

c) purchasing goods from the British National Party?

d) signing a petition in favour of the British National Party?

e) signing a nomination form for a British National Partycandidate?

The City of London Police holds no recorded information relating to this
question. However, the following guidance was provided by the ACPO Chief
Constables' Council in 2004:

`No member of the police service, whether police officer or police staff,
maybe a member of an organisation whose constitution, aims, objectives or
pronouncements contradict the general duty to promote race quality. This
specifically includes the British National Party.' It added that, `in
view of the importance on public confidence of meeting the general duty to
promote race equality established in the Race Relations (Amendment Act)
2000, it is anticipated that non-compliance will result in dismissal.'

Please accept my apologies for the delay in replying to your request.
Should you have any further questions, please contact me via e-mail,
letter or telephone, quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Inspector Dave Lockyear

Information Access Manager

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