AT THE beginning of this year the present government publicly announced that local authorities had a duty to maintain a register of officers and councillors who were members of secret societies (naming the society they were affiliated to).

These records were to be accessible to the public. On several occasions I have made enquiries with officers at the town hall to see this register and have been informed that management team are addressing the issue.

As you appear to devote a lot of your time writing to the Citizen I would be grateful if you would respond publicly to the following questions:

1is there a register and is it up to date?

2where is the register kept and how can a member of the public access the register?

3has this register been circulated to all councillors and officers enabling them to comply with the requirement?

4what procedure should the public follow if they have evidence that an officer or councillor is a member of a secret society but his/her name does not appear in the register?

5f the register is not available when will it be?

Council tax payer

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