Police officers have been told they cannot decorate their uniforms with rainbow badges and patches at this month's Manchester Pride.
The Manchester Evening News has learned that Chief Constable Stephen Watson has told officers that, if they are in uniform and working at the event later this month, they cannot adorn it with any Pride-related emblems.
Officers who are off-duty have his permission to wear their uniforms to Pride, it's understood, but not to decorate it with anything.
At the same time, it's understood that Manchester Pride had initially told GMP that it does not want off-duty officers marching in uniform at all at the parade part of the event for the second year running.