Today saw another preliminary hearing of the ‘Pitchford’ Inquiry, the public inquiry into undercover policing which is being chaired by Lord Pitchford. There’s been a whole series of these preliminary hearings, where Pitchford hears from the different parties about how…

I lived with an undercover officer – this BBC series gets it all wrong
‘Alison,’ one eight women who sued the police over being deceived into relationships with undercover cops, has spoken out in criticism of the BBC’s new drama series ‘Undercover.’ She had a relationship with ‘Mark Jenner’ an undercover cop she knew…

The police under investigation: witness incrimination at the spycops inquiry.
A guide to the ‘undertakings’ hearing at the Pitchford Public Inquiry into Undercover Policing On Wednesday 27 April, next week, another crucial hearing will take place in London, as part of the Public Inquiry into Undercover Policing. The one-day preliminary…
“Operation Black Antler” at Brighton Festival: our position
On 17 February this year, we received a number of concerned emails drawing our attention to advertising for a piece of immersive theatre on the topic of undercover police and their infiltration of political groups. Due to run as part…

‘Undercover policing, democracy and human rights’ seminar
When: Thursday, 14 April 2016 from 5-7pm Where: Lecture Theatre A, Roscoe Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL The Undercover Policing Inquiry was appointed following revelations that undercover police officers kept lawful political campaigns under surveillance, assumed…