.PoliceServiceNI officers attending this year's Pride march in Belfast will not be allowed to wear police uniforms
BBC News NI home affairs correspondent
Police officers who wish to attend this year's Pride march in Belfast will not be allowed to do so in uniform. In a statement, Assistant Chief Constable Bobby Singleton said: "I know this decision will come as a disappointment to some."But police have faced criticism, as some have seen their attendance as an official endorsement of gay rights' campaign issues.
Mr Singleton said: "As a police service, we have had to carefully consider this request from our LGBT+ Network on its merits, the stated purposes and circumstances surrounding the parade and our statutory obligations to act with fairness, integrity and impartiality, whilst upholding fundamental human rights and according equal respect to all individuals, their traditions and beliefs."Alliance Party MLA Nuala McAllister, who is also a member of the Policing Board, criticised the move.
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