Written Question·Home Office·UIN 105350

Police: Secret Societies

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces in England do not require their officers to declare membership of any potentially influential organisation that is hierarchical, has confidential membership and requires members to

Answer

Sarah Jones

All police officers are under a statutory obligation to abstain from any activity which is likely to interfere with the impartial discharge of their duties. Failure to do so could lead to disciplinary action being taken.The Home Office does not hold infor...

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