§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what(a) guidance and (b) instructions are issued to serving police officers of superintendent rank and above, concerning invitations to speak at meetings where (i) the invitation is by virtue of being a serving police officer and (ii) the meeting is arranged by a political organisation. [4005]
§ Mr. MacleanRegulation 9 and schedule 2 of the Police Regulations 1995 prohibit a police officer from taking an active part in politics. This provision does not necessarily preclude an officer from accepting an invitation to speak at a political or other gathering.