CONTEXT This summary covers the third week (15-17 July 2024) of Tranche 2 hearings of the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI), which continues to examine the activities of the Metropolitan Police’s secret political unit, the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS), from 1983-92. The…
TRANCHE 2 PHASE 1: ROUND UP – WEEK 2
INTRODUCTION What follows is detailed summary of this week’s hearings. If you’d prefer to listen rather than read, you can tune into a discussion of Week 2 on Spycops Info Podcast here: The account below covers the second week of Tranche 2…
Spycops campaigners at opening of Tranche 2 of Public Inquiry
TRANCHE 2 PHASE 1: ROUND UP – WEEK 1
INTRODUCTION The second tranche of hearings in the Undercover Policing Inquiry is finally underway, starting on Monday 1st July 2024, with Opening Statements delivered live online. The last hearings ended more than a year ago, with closing statements for Tranche 1…
Women respond to Met’s latest apology with demand for ‘transparency’
Yesterday, the Undercover Policing Inquiry heard an apology from the Met police to women who were deceived into relationships with undercover officers without knowing their true identity. Peter Skelton KC, representing the Met, said many of the political and social…