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In 1999, the Welsh Assembly became the only body in the United Kingdom to place a legal requirement on membership declaration for Freemasons.[5] Currently, existing members of the police and judiciary in England are asked to voluntarily admit to being Freemasons. However, all first time successful judiciary candidates had to "declare their freemasonry status" before appointment until 2009, when - following a successful challenge in the European Court by Italian Freemasons - Jack Straw accepted that the policy was "disproportionate" and revoked it.Conversely, new members of the police are not required to declare their status.