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<div style="text-align:right";width: 80%> ''In October 2010, [[Mark Kennedy]] was exposed as a police spy who had infiltrated environmental and anti-capitalist groups for the previous seven years. His was the beginning of a series of public exposures; most resulting from investigations by the people targeted, supported by the work of Rob Evans and Paul Lewis at the [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/undercover-with-paul-lewis-and-rob-evans Guardian]. Growing public pressure led to more than a dozen official - and mostly internal - reviews, and eventually to the judge-led [http://ucpi.org.uk/ Pitchford Inquiry] into undercover policing which started autumn 2015 and is to run for three years.''</div>
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<div style="text-align:right;width: 100%;"> ''In October 2010, [[Mark Kennedy]] was exposed as a police spy who had infiltrated environmental and anti-capitalist groups for the previous seven years. His was the beginning of a series of public exposures; most resulting from investigations by the people targeted, supported by the work of Rob Evans and Paul Lewis at the [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/undercover-with-paul-lewis-and-rob-evans Guardian]. Growing public pressure led to more than a dozen official - and mostly internal - reviews, and eventually to the judge-led [http://ucpi.org.uk/ Pitchford Inquiry] into undercover policing which started autumn 2015 and is to run for three years.'</div>
This '''Undercover Research Portal''' provides easy public access to the stories about the various undercover officers who have been exposed and the groups they spied upon. We also look at the police officers and units involved and how they interconnect with some of the big stories around policing in the past few decades. The portal is set up and edited by the Undercover Research Group, we also write the '''[http://undercoverresearch.net Undercover Research blog]''' dedicated to analyse and comment our work on political policing. Both are overseen by [[User:Eveline Lubbers|Eveline Lubbers]] and [[User:Peter Salmon|Peter Salmon]]. We can be reached [mailto:contact@UndercoverResearch.net by email] - PGP key available on request.  
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The '''Undercover Research Portal''' provides easy public access to the stories about the various undercover officers who have been exposed and the groups they spied upon. We also look at the police officers and units involved and how they interconnect with some of the big stories around policing in the past few decades. The portal is set up and edited by the Undercover Research Group, we also write the '''[http://undercoverresearch.net Undercover Research blog]''' dedicated to analyse and comment our work on political policing. Both are overseen by [[User:Eveline Lubbers|Eveline Lubbers]] and [[User:Peter Salmon|Peter Salmon]]. We can be reached [mailto:contact@UndercoverResearch.net by email] - PGP key available on request.  
  
Both Powerbase and the Undercover Research Group have a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]]. Please read [http://undercoverresearch.net/disclaimer/ the Undercover Research Group disclaimer] and the [[Powerbase:General_Disclaimer|Powerbase general disclaimer]] .
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Both Powerbase and the Undercover Research Group have a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]]. Please read [http://undercoverresearch.net/disclaimer/ the Undercover Research Group disclaimer] and the [[Powerbase:General_Disclaimer|Powerbase general disclaimer]].
 
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'''What's New on UndercoverResearch'''
# [[Clive Driscoll]], retired Met, got two Stephen Lawrence killers convicted.
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# [[Andrew Robbins]], Head of [[National Domestic Extremism Unit|NDET]]
# [[Richard Walton]], Commander Met Counter-Terrorism Command (SO15).
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# [[Muslim Contact Unit]]
# [[Lawrence Review Team]]
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# [[Bob Lambert and the Muslim Community]]  
# [[N81]] - the undercover who spied on the Lawrence family.
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# [[Bob Lambert and the Academic Community]]  
# [[National Undercover Scrutiny Panel]]
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# [[Bob Lambert Writing and Speaking]]
# [[Bob Lambert]] and his [[Bob Lambert Career Timeline|Career Timeline]]
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# [[Roger Pearce]]
# [[Marco_Jacobs_(alias)|Marco Jacobs]], plus his [[Marco Jacobs Undercover Timeline|Undercover Timeline]] and [[Marco Jacobs Bibliography|Bibliography]]
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# [[RISC Management]] and related people / companies
# [[Martin Hewitt (police officer)|Martin Hewitt]] 'responsible for the MPS response to the public inquiry on undercover policing’.
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# [[Adrian Radford]], corporate &amp; police spy 'Ian Farmer'
# [[Gordon Mills]], member of [[National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit|NETCU]]
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# [[AC-PIT]], Metropolitan Police's Public Inquiry Team
# [[National Co-ordinator for Special Branch]]
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# ''[[Gary_R._and_Abigail_L._(aliases)|Gary R. & Abigail L (aliases)]]'', undercover police officers
 
 
 
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List of ‘confirmed’ [[UK Undercover Police Officers| undercover officers in the UK]]
 
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# [[Peter Francis]] AKA ''[[Peter Daley]]'' or ''[[Pete Black]]''
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# [[Andy Coles]] AKA ''Andy 'Van' Davey''
# [[Mark Kennedy]] AKA ''[[Mark Stone]]''
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# [[Peter Francis]] AKA ''Peter Daley'' or ''Pete Black''
#''[[Lynn Watson]]''
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# [[Mark Kennedy]] AKA ''Mark Stone''
#''[[Marco_Jacobs_(alias) | Marco Jacobs (alias)]]'''
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#''[[Lynn Watson (alias)]]''
# [[Jim Boyling]] AKA ''[[Jim Sutton]]''
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#''[[Marco_Jacobs_(alias) | Marco Jacobs (alias)]]''
#''[[Simon Wellings]]''
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# [[Jim Boyling]] AKA ''Jim Sutton''
# [[Robert Lambert]] AKA ''[[Bob Robinson]]''
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#''[[Simon Wellings (alias)]]''
# [[John Dines]] AKA ''[[John Barker]]''
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# [[Robert Lambert]] AKA ''Bob Robinson''
# [[Mark Jenner]] AKA ''[[Mark Cassidy]]''
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# [[John Dines]] AKA ''John Barker''
# [[Officer 10]]
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# [[Mark Jenner]] AKA ''Mark Cassidy''
# [[Officer 11]]
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# ''[[Carlo_Neri_(alias)|Carlo Neri (alias)]]''
# ''[[Rod Richardson]]''
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# ''[[RC_(alias)|"RC" (alias)]]''
# ''[[Mike Chitty]]'' AKA ''Mike Blake''
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# ''[[Gary_R._and_Abigail_L._(aliases)|Gary R. & Abigail L. (aliases)]]''
# ''[[Jason Bishop]]''
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# ''[[Rod_Richardson|Rod Richardson (alias)]]''
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# [[Mike Chitty]] AKA ''Mike Blake''
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# ''[[N81]]''
 
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For a list of all known officers see [[Exposed Undercover Officers (Full List)]].
 
For a list of all known officers see [[Exposed Undercover Officers (Full List)]].

Revision as of 09:32, 26 June 2017

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investigating corporate and police spying on activists


In October 2010, Mark Kennedy was exposed as a police spy who had infiltrated environmental and anti-capitalist groups for the previous seven years. His was the beginning of a series of public exposures; most resulting from investigations by the people targeted, supported by the work of Rob Evans and Paul Lewis at the Guardian. Growing public pressure led to more than a dozen official - and mostly internal - reviews, and eventually to the judge-led Pitchford Inquiry into undercover policing which started autumn 2015 and is to run for three years.'

The Undercover Research Portal provides easy public access to the stories about the various undercover officers who have been exposed and the groups they spied upon. We also look at the police officers and units involved and how they interconnect with some of the big stories around policing in the past few decades. The portal is set up and edited by the Undercover Research Group, we also write the Undercover Research blog dedicated to analyse and comment our work on political policing. Both are overseen by Eveline Lubbers and Peter Salmon. We can be reached by email - PGP key available on request.

Both Powerbase and the Undercover Research Group have a policy of strict referencing. Please read the Undercover Research Group disclaimer and the Powerbase general disclaimer.

Background

The undercover operations exposed involve two Special Branch units that focused on protest groups and what would in the 2000s be given the name Domestic Extremism. These were the Special Demonstration Squad, operating since 1968, and the National Public Order Intelligence Unit. The lack of supervision and oversight of their undercover police operations has led to more than a dozen official inquiries, most of which are internal and confidential. Convictions of campaigners have been overturned, and declared unsafe because it had not been disclosed that undercover police officers were at the heart of activities, and it is highly likely that further convictions will be challenged. A number of court cases have been initiated by women tricked into intimate relationships with undercover agents (and in a few cases having children by them. Hearings in Parliament have questioned the more extreme methods employed, such as the use of death certificates of children to provide a false identity for the spies involved; while using Parliamentary Privilege, Green MP Caroline Lucas has accused one spy of being an agent provocateur, committing arson while an activist with the Animal Liberation Front.

Elsewhere another officer, Peter Francis, came forward with details of how the undercover police were used to smear the Stephen Lawrence family. It has become apparent that a culture of abuse grew up around the units involved in covert policing and how that intelligence was used. So much so, that a public inquiry was announced in 2014.

Where to Start?

Follow the links below to learn about the secretive world of undercover policing, the shadowy units and the personalities involved, as well as context for the stories seen in the news.

Undercover Operations in Policing Protest and Dissent


Corporate Spying


Issues/Case Studies/Background/Analysis


Holding Authorities to Account


Targets and Background

What's New on Undercover Research

What's New on UndercoverResearch

  1. Andrew Robbins, Head of NDET
  2. Muslim Contact Unit
  3. Bob Lambert and the Muslim Community
  4. Bob Lambert and the Academic Community
  5. Bob Lambert Writing and Speaking
  6. Roger Pearce
  7. RISC Management and related people / companies
  8. Adrian Radford, corporate & police spy 'Ian Farmer'
  9. AC-PIT, Metropolitan Police's Public Inquiry Team
  10. Gary R. & Abigail L (aliases), undercover police officers

Undercovers Uncovered

List of ‘confirmed’ undercover officers in the UK

  1. Andy Coles AKA Andy 'Van' Davey
  2. Peter Francis AKA Peter Daley or Pete Black
  3. Mark Kennedy AKA Mark Stone
  4. Lynn Watson (alias)
  5. Marco Jacobs (alias)
  6. Jim Boyling AKA Jim Sutton
  7. Simon Wellings (alias)
  8. Robert Lambert AKA Bob Robinson
  9. John Dines AKA John Barker
  10. Mark Jenner AKA Mark Cassidy
  11. Carlo Neri (alias)
  12. "RC" (alias)
  13. Gary R. & Abigail L. (aliases)
  14. Rod Richardson (alias)
  15. Mike Chitty AKA Mike Blake
  16. Matt Rayner (alias)
  17. Jason Bishop (alias)
  18. N81
  19. Roger Pearce

For a list of all known officers see Exposed Undercover Officers (Full List).

Undercover Police Officers & Agents - Abroad

  1. Simon Bromma AKA Simon Brenner (Germany)
  2. Christian Høibø (Norway)

Further Reading

our own blogs
collaborating with
others of interest
resources for further action


References