The Guardian newspaper reported this week (on Monday 13 January 2014) that Senior Police are trying to force Channel 4 to hand over documents and unseen footage arising from their interviews with Peter Francis, a former undercover officer who turned…
Women face fresh legal battle over secrecy
This legal action against the police (brought by women who were deceived into long-term intimate relationships with undercover officers) will face a new fight against secrecy later this month, just days after a year-long fight against human rights claims going…
Metropolitan Police criticised for what they are “putting the victims through” in court battles
Jenny Jones of the London Assembly this week heavily criticised the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Bernard Hogan-Howe over the Met’s handling of this case and the entire issue. The following points of her criticism are worth noting: The commissioner…
Statement re today’s Appeal judgment
Below is the full text of a public statement from three of the women in this case. These three women, alongside three other claimants, appealed against their human rights claims being sent to a secret court. This statement is in…
Appeal over secret court – judgment expected 10.30am Tues 5 November
Further to the Court of Appeal hearing last month (over whether the human rights claims of three of the women will be heard only by a secret court), we’ve heard that the Appeal judgment will be handed down at 10.30am…