Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 10:07 GMT
Police Scientology gifts inquiry
The City of London Police is carrying out an inquiry amid claims officers accepted gifts worth thousands of pounds from the Church of Scientology.
Some received free invitations to a charity dinner, with Tom Cruise as the guest of honour, details from a Freedom of Information Act request showed.
More than 20 officers were allegedly targeted over a 15-month period.
A City of London Police spokesman said it was ensuring all members of staff were aware of its hospitality policy.
He said: "We are conducting a review to ensure that all members of staff are aware of the force policy on accepting hospitality and to assess whether clarification of amendment... is necessary".
E-mail this to a friend
Related to this story:
Cruise and Holmes go on honeymoon
(19 Nov 06 |
Entertainment
)
Cruise is new top gun at United
(03 Nov 06 |
Business
)
South Park airs Scientology show
(13 Jul 06 |
Entertainment
)
Councillor starts Scientology row
(17 Nov 05 |
Southern Counties
)
RELATED INTERNET LINKS
City of London Police
Church of Scientology
Freedom of Information Act
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
News Front Page
|
Africa
|
Americas
|
Asia-Pacific
|
Europe
|
Middle East
|
South Asia
|
UK
|
Business
|
Health
|
Science & Environment
|
Technology
|
Entertainment
|
Also in the news
|
Have Your Say
|
UK Contents:
England
|
Northern Ireland
|
Scotland
|
Wales
|
UK Politics
|
Education
|
Magazine
NewsWatch | Notes | Contact us | About BBC News | Profiles | History
~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~32~RS~)