Change In Law For Frs Employees And Bnp Membership

This FBU Annual Conference acknowledges that it is incompatible for an employee of any Fire and Rescue Service to also be a member of a fascist extremist organisation such as Combat 18 and the British National Party. It is forbidden by legislation for an employee of the Police Service or Prison Service to be a member of the BNP, and this conference believes it is time for a change in the law to bring Fire and Rescue Services into line with those services. The fact that Fire and Rescue Services are public institutions funded and accountable to the communities that we serve, means that we should now campaign for a change in UK Fire Service laws to reflect that those who are employed by Fire and Rescue Services cannot also be members of any fascist, racist organisation or group. This Conference demands that the FBU continue to raise this issue with UK and devolved Governments, and campaigns for legislative change to bring the Fire Services in line with Police and Prison services.