UPDATE: The hearing previously scheduled for 20 or 21 November has now been postponed to mid-March 2014. (Follow that link for updated information about the hearing.) After a year-long battle against one secret court, the women face new obstructions and…
“More consistency needed” – women respond to College of Policing’s comments re new training programme
Eight women taking legal action against police after being duped into long-term intimate relationships with undercover police officers say they can only give a cautious welcome to comments by Alex Marshall of the College of Policing , in which he…
Failures and frailty: initial responses and questions over Hogan-Howe comments
Following on from Bernard Hogan-Howe’s statement and comments, as we published earlier today, the solicitor for this case has made a response comment, and we want to raise some questions over what Hogan-Howe has said. First of all, below is…
Hogan-Howe falls short
Bernard Hogan-Howe, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, yesterday spoke at the London Assembly, answering questions over undercover officers having sex with targets and members of the public. You can see the video here. His comments and attitude fall well short…
Alison & Helen interviewed on Women’s Hour
Today, BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour featured interviews with Alison and Helen about the case. The programme also features Chief Constable Mick Creedon, who heads Operation Herne (the police review of undercover policing and the Special Demonstration Squad). The programme…