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Eveline at 23:40, 21 April 2021

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Eveline: /* Appearance in True Spies in 2002 and on BBC Radio 4 in 2011 */

2020-02-14T17:43:21Z

Appearance in True Spies in 2002 and on BBC Radio 4 in 2011

Eveline: /* Appearance in True Spies in 2002 and on BBC Radio 4 in 2011 */

2020-02-13T22:26:17Z

Appearance in True Spies in 2002 and on BBC Radio 4 in 2011

Eveline: /* Appearance in True Spies in 2002 and on BBC Radio 4 in 2011 */

2020-02-13T22:24:56Z

Appearance in True Spies in 2002 and on BBC Radio 4 in 2011

Chris Brian: /* Appearance in True Spies in 2002 and on BBC4 in 2011 */

2020-02-13T09:36:12Z

Appearance in True Spies in 2002 and on BBC4 in 2011

Chris Brian: /* Appearance in True Spies in 2002 and on BBC4 in 2011 */

2020-02-13T08:31:45Z

Appearance in True Spies in 2002 and on BBC4 in 2011

Chris Brian: /* As a SDS officer */

2020-02-13T08:30:57Z

As a SDS officer

Chris Brian: /* As a SDS officer */

2020-02-13T07:58:43Z

As a SDS officer

Eveline: /* In the Undercover Policing Inquiry */

2020-02-12T22:29:13Z

In the Undercover Policing Inquiry

Eveline at 22:26, 12 February 2020

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	* For an explanation of the HN cipher system, see under [[N officers]].		* For an explanation of the HN cipher system, see under [[N officers]].
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		+	'''+++++ Last Updated 14 February 2021 +++++'''

	==As a SDS officer==		==As a SDS officer==

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 ::<u>Taylor</u>: Any punch-ups?
-::<u>'Steve'</u>:  Yes on several occasions. [...] There was one particular incident where we were engaged in picketing a particular area in London. At that particular time they were breaking the picketing laws and we all held on to the railings. The police turned up, and you think, what I will do is I’ll protest a little bit and they’ll push me away. And then I will do a runner and shout, I will go over the road, and make a lot of noise and it will all look good. But on this particular occasion, one of my colleagues –
+::<u>'Steve'</u>:  Yes on several occasions. [...] There was one particular incident where we were engaged in picketing a particular area in London. At that particular time they were breaking the picketing laws and we all held on to the railings. The police turned up, and you think, what I will do is I’ll protest a little bit and then they’ll push me away. And then I will do a runner and shout, go over the road, and make a lot of noise and it will all look quite good. But on this particular occasion, one of my colleagues –
-::<u>Taylor</u>:  – one of your colleagues being police officers…
+::<u>Taylor</u>:  – one of your colleagues being police officer…
-::<u>'Steve'</u>:  Yeh yeh police officers, no, no it wasn’t someone from the left – probably decided he had had a bad breakfast and he started punching me, he put his hand around my head and started punching me, just kept punching me in the face. And I realized that I was faced with that dilemma, do I allow him to rearrange my face or get arrested, or do I do something?
+::<u>'Steve'</u>:  Yeh yeh police officer, no, no it wasn’t someone from the left – probably decided he had had a bad breakfast and he started punching me, he put his hand around my head and started punching me, just kept punching me in the face. And I realized that I was faced with that dilemma, do I allow him to rearrange my face or get arrested, or do I do something?
 ::So I just grabbed hold of an intimate part of his autonomy, twisted it – slightly – which released the pressure, which and allowed me to run away. This was witnessed by people and was seem to be quite a good thing.
 ::<u>Taylor</u>: Good for your street cred.
 ::<u>'Steve'</u>: Very much so, very much so.
-::<u>Taylor</u>: How did your police colleague react when you grabbed him at certain…
+::<u>Taylor</u>: How did your police colleague react when you grabbed him at a sensitive…
 ::<u>'Steve'</u>: I should imagine it was no serious damage, but I probably made his eyes water just a little bit
 New is the section where 'Steve' explains ''the Do’s and Don’ts'' of the trade he was in (at 24:33):
-::'Steve' said you always have to remember you are a police officer: 'Never get too personally involved, definitely don’t get romantically involved. You had to be very careful. It was getting that fine balance, between getting involved or… going native.'
+::'Steve' said you always have to remember you are a police officer: 'Never get too involved, never personally involved, definitely don’t get romantically involved. You had to be very, very careful how far you went. It was getting that fine balance, between getting involved or… going native.'
 Asked about his opinion on PC Mark Kennedy, who has had various relationships with activists in groups he had infiltrated, 'Steve' answered:' This is a different time, and a different age. As far as I’m concerned that is ...dreadful!'

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 '''Street Cred'''
-There are more similarities between both interviews, such as the mentioning of his ‘big hair’. 'Steve' - like 'Geoff' in ''True Spies'' recalls  how easy it was to infiltrate the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) by making himself available for legwork, and how solidarity gave him access to the Anti- Nazi League and ‘Republican protest groups’. Which is the only time
+There are more similarities between both interviews, such as the mentioning of his ‘big hair’. 'Steve' - like 'Geoff' in ''True Spies'' - recalls  how easy it was to infiltrate the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) by making himself available for legwork, and how solidarity gave him access to the Anti- Nazi League and ‘Republican protest groups’. Which is the only time
 One story is quite specific, recounting how in his undercover role he got out of a confrontation with a uniformed officer at a protest, by groping his opponent in the ‘private parts’ to get away.<ref>In ''Undercover, the true story of Britain’s Secret Police'' by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis, 2013, Chapter 2, there is yet another version of this story, probably based on Peter Taylor's 2002 article: 'SDS officers knew that at any moment they could be walking along the street with activists and randomly bump into someone who knew them as a police officer. According to SDS folklore, that is precisely what happened to one officer who went undercover in the Socialist Workers Party in the 1970s. He was on a demonstration when a uniformed colleague recognised him through his disheveled disguise. The SDS man’s reaction was instinctive and decisive: he attacked the police officer, grabbing his balls until he backed off. The spy then quickly slunk away.'</ref>

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 '''Street Cred'''
-There are more similarities in the stories, such as the mentioning of his ‘big hair’, or how the undercover fended off a beating (one interview) or an arrest (other version) by griping his opponent in the ‘private parts’ to get away.<ref>In ''Undercover, the true story of Britain’s Secret Police'' by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis, 2013, Chapter 2, there is yet another version of this story, probably based on Peter Taylor's 2002 article: 'SDS officers knew that at any moment they could be walking along the street with activists and randomly bump into someone who knew them as a police officer. According to SDS folklore, that is precisely what happened to one officer who went undercover in the Socialist Workers Party in the 1970s. He was on a demonstration when a uniformed colleague recognised him through his disheveled disguise. The SDS man’s reaction was instinctive and decisive: he attacked the police officer, grabbing his balls until he backed off. The spy then quickly slunk away.'</ref>
+There are more similarities between both interviews, such as the mentioning of his ‘big hair’. 'Steve' - like 'Geoff' in ''True Spies'' recalls  how easy it was to infiltrate the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) by making himself available for legwork, and how solidarity gave him access to the Anti- Nazi League and ‘Republican protest groups’. Which is the only time
-Street cred could enhance a hairy's cover, Peter Taylor wrote in ''the Guardian'' in 2002:<ref name = Taylor1/>
+One story is quite specific, recounting how in his undercover role he got out of a confrontation with a uniformed officer at a protest, by groping his opponent in the ‘private parts’ to get away.<ref>In ''Undercover, the true story of Britain’s Secret Police'' by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis, 2013, Chapter 2, there is yet another version of this story, probably based on Peter Taylor's 2002 article: 'SDS officers knew that at any moment they could be walking along the street with activists and randomly bump into someone who knew them as a police officer. According to SDS folklore, that is precisely what happened to one officer who went undercover in the Socialist Workers Party in the 1970s. He was on a demonstration when a uniformed colleague recognised him through his disheveled disguise. The SDS man’s reaction was instinctive and decisive: he attacked the police officer, grabbing his balls until he backed off. The spy then quickly slunk away.'</ref>
-In the 2011 BBC Radio 4, there is a long section detailing this event (starting at 23:06 into the program):
+Peter Taylor, in 2002, used it as an example of 'street cred to enhance a hairy's cover':<ref name = Taylor1/>
 ::<u>Taylor</u>: Any punch-ups?
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 ::<u>'Steve'</u>: Very much so, very much so.
 ::<u>Taylor</u>: How did your police colleague react when you grabbed him at certain…
-::<u>'Steve'</u>: I should imagine it was no serious damage, but I probably made his eyes water just a little bit.
+::<u>'Steve'</u>: I should imagine it was no serious damage, but I probably made his eyes water just a little bit
-He then explained ''the Do’s and Don’ts'' of the trade he was in (at 24:33):
+New is the section where 'Steve' explains ''the Do’s and Don’ts'' of the trade he was in (at 24:33):
 ::'Steve' said you always have to remember you are a police officer: 'Never get too personally involved, definitely don’t get romantically involved. You had to be very careful. It was getting that fine balance, between getting involved or… going native.'

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 According to the risk assessor, it is highly likely media will have an interest in HN21's deployment. The risk of physical harm and interference due to disclosure of cover name is 'negligible and minor' and generally classed the risk to HN21 from those they targeted as low.<ref name="hn21.ra.12June2018"/>
-==Appearance in ''True Spies'' in 2002 and on BBC4 in 2011==
+==Appearance in ''True Spies'' in 2002 and on BBC Radio 4 in 2011==
 HN21, under the alias 'Geoff', makes a number of appearances in episodes 1 and 2 of ''True Spies'', the 2002 BBC Two documentary series on the Special Demonstration Squad.
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 :: <u>Geoff</u>: A perm. Yes, a permanent wave. And so I ended up a bit Mark Bolan-y, it was easier to handle, and of course it was completely different.
-'''Grunwick stike''' (1976-1978, North London):<ref name="truespies.1"/>
+'''Grunwick strike''' (1976-1978, North London):<ref name="truespies.1"/>
 :: <u>Commentary</u>: To the Secret State, the sight of Arthur Scargill at Grunwick confirmed his growing status as subversive enemy number one.
 ::<u>Geoff</u>: I was present when Arthur [Scargill, President of the National Union of Miners] turned up with the miners to show solidarity with the workers. There he was neatly coiffured at the head of the brass band, it was like a scene out of a Ken Loach movie.
 A number of Special Branch files related to the Grunwick dispute have been released. For more see: Jac St. John, [http://specialbranchfiles.uk/grunwick-dispute-story/ Grunwick Dispute – Story], ''SpecialBranchFiles.uk'', 4 March 2016.
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 Episode 2 of ''True Spies'' explicitly identifies Geoff as infiltrating the Socialist Workers Party and the Anti-Nazi League:<ref>[https://vimeo.com/83980555 ''True Spies'' - Episode 2: Something Better Change], ''BBC Two'', 3 November 2002; [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2771570-Transcript-True-Spies-E2-Proofed-Transcript.html transcripts].</ref>
-::<u>Geoff</u>: There were only a few of us chosen so therefore I wanted to do it... it seemed a good thing to do and obviously you were young at that age.. you know..  you were young at that time, it was exciting, I mean it’s an oldfashioned word there was a bit of adventure involved and also it was a challenge.
+::<u>Geoff</u>: There were only a few of us chosen so therefore I wanted to do it... it seemed a good thing to do and obviously you were young at that age.. you know..  you were young at that time, it was exciting, I mean it’s an old fashioned word there was a bit of adventure involved and also it was a challenge.
-:: <u>Commentary</u>: Geoff had no difficulty in joining the SWP which was hungry for members. Under the umbrella of the Anti-Nazi League, a variety of leftwing groups thronged to a rally against Fascism in London’s Victoria Park.
+:: <u>Commentary</u>: Geoff had no difficulty in joining the SWP which was hungry for members. Under the umbrella of the Anti-Nazi League, a variety of left-wing groups thronged to a rally against Fascism in London’s Victoria Park.
 :: Geoff’s main mission was warn his uniformed colleagues of the likelihood of violent disorder. In the process, he spied on the SWP’s leaders and got close to their associates in the Anti Nazi League – like the young Peter Hain.
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 :: <u>Geoff</u>: You’d have to ask him that question, I don’t think he did.
-Peter Taylor, the director of ''True Spies'', also wrote an article to promote the series for ''The Guardian'' in which Geoff featured.<ref name = Taylor1>Peter Taylor, [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/oct/23/ukcrime.immigrationpolicy Inside job], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2002 (accessed October 2019)</ref> Part of the article repeats what is related in the series, but there is some new information as well.
+Peter Taylor, the presenter of ''True Spies'', also wrote an article to promote the series for ''The Guardian'' in which Geoff featured.<ref name = Taylor1>Peter Taylor, [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/oct/23/ukcrime.immigrationpolicy Inside job], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2002 (accessed October 2019)</ref> Part of the article repeats what is related in the series, but there is some new information as well.
 Geoff talks about the Met's police chief visiting a safe house were a couple of undercover officers were having their regular meeting:
-::On one occasion, the Metropolitan police commissioner was taken to a secret location to meet the hairies. He clearly wasn't ready for what he saw. "I've never seen a person more flabbergasted in my life," says Geoff. "You could see his jaw dropping lower and lower. I think he could see his knighthood disappearing out of the window."
+::On one occasion, the Metropolitan police commissioner was taken to a secret location to meet the hairies. He clearly wasn't ready for what he saw. 'I've never seen a person more flabbergasted in my life,' says Geoff. 'You could see his jaw dropping lower and lower. I think he could see his knighthood disappearing out of the window.'
 Geoff really stood for what he was doing, Taylor quotes him as saying 'They were nice people, but they were wrong'.
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 ::'It was the best job I ever did in my police service,' says Geoff. 'It was salaried schizophrenia but I think we did prevent serious disorder on the streets of London and even stopped innocent people being killed. But I think our major role was to stop people from trying to short circuit parliamentary democracy and, yes, perhaps overthrowing the government. I'm very proud of what we did.'
-Much more recently, in 2011, this undercover officer was interviewed again about his life undercover, again by Peter Taylor. For the BBC Radio 4 programme [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013q209 ''Living with Secrets''], Taylor met people who keep or have kept the darkest state secrets, to hear how it feels to live a life in the shadows. He interviewed the family from Derry who put their lives on the line for peace; the Muslim agent who spies on Islamist extremists; the mandarin charged with guarding Britain’s secrets; and the Special Branch officer who infiltrated subversive revolutionary groups.
+Later in 2011, HN21 was interviewed again about his life undercover, again by Peter Taylor. For the BBC Radio 4 programme [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013q209 ''Living with Secrets''], Taylor met people who keep or have kept the darkest state secrets, to hear how it feels to live a life in the shadows. He interviewed a family from Derry who put their lives on the line for peace; a Muslim  who spies on Islamist extremists; the civil service mandarin charged with guarding Britain’s secrets; and the Special Branch officer who infiltrated subversive revolutionary groups.
 The Special Branch undercover officer is presented as ‘Steve’ – and the interview was recorded in the summer of 2011 and broadcast on 30th August that year. (The date is of particular interest, as it was after Mark Kennedy had been exposed (in January 2011).<ref name = Taylor2>Peter Taylor, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013q209 Living with Secrets], BBC4, 30 August 2011 (accessed February 2020). The section with Steve starts at 20.26 into the program.</ref>
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 ::'It’s salaried schizophrenia, living two lives – you have to remember which is which.' And asked whether he enjoyed being undercover, 'Steve' said (21:50): 'Yes, very much so! It was the best time in my service.'
-'''Streed cred'''
+'''Street Cred'''
-There are more similarities in the stories, such as the talk about his ‘big hair’, or how the undercover fended off a beating (one interview) or an arrest (other version) by groping his opponent in the ‘private parts’ to get away.<ref>In ''Undercover, the true story of Britain’s Secret Police'' by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis, 2013, Chapter 2, there is yet another version of this story, probably based on Peter Taylor's 2002 article: 'SDS officers knew that at any moment they could be walking along the street with activists and randomly bump into someone who knew them as a police officer. According to SDS folklore, that is precisely what happened to one officer who went undercover in the Socialist Workers Party in the 1970s. He was on a demonstration when a uniformed colleague recognised him through his disheveled disguise. The SDS man’s reaction was instinctive and decisive: he attacked the police officer, grabbing his balls until he backed off. The spy then quickly slunk away.'</ref>
+There are more similarities in the stories, such as the mentioning of his ‘big hair’, or how the undercover fended off a beating (one interview) or an arrest (other version) by griping his opponent in the ‘private parts’ to get away.<ref>In ''Undercover, the true story of Britain’s Secret Police'' by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis, 2013, Chapter 2, there is yet another version of this story, probably based on Peter Taylor's 2002 article: 'SDS officers knew that at any moment they could be walking along the street with activists and randomly bump into someone who knew them as a police officer. According to SDS folklore, that is precisely what happened to one officer who went undercover in the Socialist Workers Party in the 1970s. He was on a demonstration when a uniformed colleague recognised him through his disheveled disguise. The SDS man’s reaction was instinctive and decisive: he attacked the police officer, grabbing his balls until he backed off. The spy then quickly slunk away.'</ref>
 Street cred could enhance a hairy's cover, Peter Taylor wrote in ''the Guardian'' in 2002:<ref name = Taylor1/>
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 Asked about his opinion on PC Mark Kennedy, who has had various relationships with activists in groups he had infiltrated, 'Steve' answered:' This is a different time, and a different age. As far as I’m concerned that is ...dreadful!'
-* For more on Special Branch cooperating with ''True Spies'', see Eveline Lubbers, [http://specialbranchfiles.uk/true-spies-story/ BBC True Spies series: Police happt to disclose information when it suits them], SpecialBranchFiles.uk project, 24 March 2016.
+* For more on Special Branch cooperating with ''True Spies'', see Eveline Lubbers, [http://specialbranchfiles.uk/true-spies-story/ BBC True Spies series: Police happy to disclose information when it suits them], SpecialBranchFiles.uk project, 24 March 2016.
 ==In the Undercover Policing Inquiry==

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 ==Appearance in ''True Spies'' in 2002 and on BBC4 in 2011==
-The officer, under the alias 'Geoff', makes a number of appearances in episode 1 and 2 of ''True Spies'', the 2002 BBC Two documentary series on the Special Demonstration Squad.
+HN21, under the alias 'Geoff', makes a number of appearances in episodes 1 and 2 of ''True Spies'', the 2002 BBC Two documentary series on the Special Demonstration Squad.
 '''On tradecraft''':<ref name="truespies.1">[https://vimeo.com/159535823 ''True Spies'' - Episode 1: Subverting the subversives], ''BBC Two'', 27 October 2002; [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2642522-Transcript-True-Spies-E1-Proofed-Transcript.html transcripts].</ref>

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 ==As a SDS officer==
-He joined the Metropolitan Police in 1960s, Special Branch in 1970s and was part of SDS in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018">'HN21', [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180131-HN21_Impact_Statement.pdf Impact Statement of HN21], ''Metropolitan Police Service'', 31 January 2018, published 9 July 2018 via ucpi.org.uk.</ref> The True Spies series lists him as a Metropolitan Police Special Branch officer 1974-2002.<ref name="truespies.1"/>
+HN21 joined the Metropolitan Police in 1960s and then Special Branch in 1970s; and was part of Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018">'HN21', [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180131-HN21_Impact_Statement.pdf Impact Statement of HN21], ''Metropolitan Police Service'', 31 January 2018, published 9 July 2018 via ucpi.org.uk.</ref> The True Spies series lists him as a Metropolitan Police Special Branch officer 1974-2002.<ref name="truespies.1"/>
-Prior to going undercover, he spent time in the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) back office preparing their legend and providing support to other undercovers. 'N21 was loosely monitored and mentored by one of the field officers. There was no official training.<ref name="hn21.ra.12June2018">Graham Walker, [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180612-HN21_Gisted_Risk_Assessment.pdf N21 - Risk Assessment], ''Metropolitan Police Service'', 12 June 2018, published 9 July 2018 via ucpi.org.uk.</ref>
+Prior to going undercover, he spent time in the SDS back office preparing their legend and providing support to other undercovers. 'N21 was loosely monitored and mentored by one of the field officers. There was no official training.<ref name="hn21.ra.12June2018">Graham Walker, [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180612-HN21_Gisted_Risk_Assessment.pdf N21 - Risk Assessment], ''Metropolitan Police Service'', 12 June 2018, published 9 July 2018 via ucpi.org.uk.</ref>
-He was given no express promise of confidentiality, but that was 'clearly implicit in everything we did', and said:<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018"/>
+While he was given no express promise of confidentiality, but said that was 'clearly implicit in everything we did', and said:<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018"/>
 :: I worked in a need to know vetted environment and I strongly believed that my real and cover identity would be protected. I would not have undertaken the role if I believed that my identity would be revealed, and I regret doing the role because the cost has been too high particularly in relation to the impact on my health. The whole set up was geared towards the identity being protected, and I spent time creating my identity. it being tested, and the focus was squarely on protecting that identity.
-HN21 attended the Anti Nazi League / Rock Against Racism event held in 1978 at Victoria Park, where he was close to Peter Hain and helped look after money while arrangements were being made to have it collected - though says Peter Hain would not have known him as he was not part of any inner circle close to Hain, and would have just appeared as one of many volunteers.<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018"/>
+HN21 attended a Anti Nazi League / Rock Against Racism event held in 1978 at Victoria Park, Hackney where he was close to Peter Hain and helped look after money while arrangements were being made to have it collected - though says Peter Hain would not have known him as he was not part of any inner circle close to Hain, and would have just appeared as one of many volunteers.<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018"/>
-States they had no sexual relationships. Stopped and searched on a number of occasions but never formally arrested; such encounters were always reported to his line managers.<ref name="hn21.ra.12June2018"/>
+He also stated that he had no sexual relationships in his SDS persona. While he was stopped and searched on a number of occasions he was never formally arrested; such encounters were always reported to his line managers.<ref name="hn21.ra.12June2018"/>
-Health suffered towards end of deployment, but did not feel supported by SDS management at that time.<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018"/> According to the risk assessment: 'by the conclusion of their deployment, N21 was suffering from a number of health issues. Management were not informed of these. N21 describes a lack of support available to them in this regard.'<ref name="hn21.ra.12June2018"/>
+HN21's health suffered towards end of deployment, and did not feel supported by SDS management at that time.<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018"/> According to the risk assessment: 'by the conclusion of their deployment, N21 was suffering from a number of health issues. Management were not informed of these. N21 describes a lack of support available to them in this regard.'<ref name="hn21.ra.12June2018"/>
-In 1990s, HN21 was part of mentoring programme for SDS for a period of 18 months to 2 years.<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018"/>
+In the1990s, HN21 was part of mentoring programme for SDS officers for a period of 18 months to 2 years.<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018"/>
 :: It was a structured programme and allowed officers to have someone they could approach if they had concerns that was out of the management chain.

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 Following their SDS deployment, they undertook a number of sensitive roles in the Metropolitan Police, none of which give rise to physical harm or interference.<ref name="hn21.ra.12June2018"/>
-His risk assessment reveals that HN21 'has provided statements to Operation Herne regarding his/her deployment, as well as an
+His [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180612-HN21_Gisted_Risk_Assessment.pdf Risk Assessment] reveals that HN21 'has provided statements to Operation Herne regarding his/her deployment, as well as an investigation into blacklisting'.
 HN21 was subject to two medical examinations by Dr. Busuttil, which concluded that in March 2017 HN21 had depression that was being exacerbated by the Inquiry, and would be worsened if the real / cover name was released. The follow up examination of April 2018 stated that HN21's mental health had deteriorated, and revolved around the issue of whether or not the cover and real name would be released.<ref>[https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180608-HN21_medical_gist.pdf HN21: Gist of Medical Reports], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 8 June 2018, published 9 July 2018 on ucpi.org.uk.</ref>

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 ::  I only agreed to undertake the documentary out of loyalty to [[Roger Pearce]]. When I received the letter from him, I did not want to do it, but discussed with my [redacted] and I considered that it was a way of recording what had been done.
 They regret having taken part in the documentary.
 According to the risk assessor, it is highly likely media will have an interest in HN21's deployment. The risk of physical harm and interference due to disclosure of cover name is 'negligible and minor' and generally classed the risk to HN21 from those they targeted as low.<ref name="hn21.ra.12June2018"/>
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 Much more recently, in 2011, this undercover officer was interviewed again about his life undercover, again by Peter Taylor. For the BBC Radio 4 programme [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013q209 ''Living with Secrets''], Taylor met people who keep or have kept the darkest state secrets, to hear how it feels to live a life in the shadows. He interviewed the family from Derry who put their lives on the line for peace; the Muslim agent who spies on Islamist extremists; the mandarin charged with guarding Britain’s secrets; and the Special Branch officer who infiltrated subversive revolutionary groups.
-The Special Branch undercover officer is presented as ‘Steve’ – and the interview was recorded in the summer of 2011 and broadcast on 30th August that year. (The date is of particular interest, as it was after Mark Kennedy had been exposed (in January 2011).<ref name = Taylor2>Peter Taylor, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013q209 Living with Secrets, BBC4, 30 August 2011 (accessed February 2020). The section with Steve starts at 20.26 into the program.</ref>
+The Special Branch undercover officer is presented as ‘Steve’ – and the interview was recorded in the summer of 2011 and broadcast on 30th August that year. (The date is of particular interest, as it was after Mark Kennedy had been exposed (in January 2011).<ref name = Taylor2>Peter Taylor, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013q209 Living with Secrets], BBC4, 30 August 2011 (accessed February 2020). The section with Steve starts at 20.26 into the program.</ref>
 Talking about the pressures of his job for him and his family, 'Steve' says the strains were tremendous, using the same words ten years after ''True Spies'':
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 Following their SDS deployment, they undertook a number of sensitive roles in the Metropolitan Police, none of which give rise to physical harm or interference.<ref name="hn21.ra.12June2018"/>
 HN21 was subject to two medical examinations by Dr. Busuttil, which concluded that in March 2017 HN21 had depression that was being exacerbated by the Inquiry, and would be worsened if the real / cover name was released. The follow up examination of April 2018 stated that HN21's mental health had deteriorated, and revolved around the issue of whether or not the cover and real name would be released.<ref>[https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180608-HN21_medical_gist.pdf HN21: Gist of Medical Reports], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 8 June 2018, published 9 July 2018 on ucpi.org.uk.</ref>
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 In their personal statement, they wrote:<ref name="hn21.personal.statement.31Jan2018"/>
 :: The thought of my real and cover identity being revealed frightens me to death. I am concerned about my family's safety and am frightened about what might happen to them and feel helpless and unable to do anything about it. Given my [close family member's] health these concerns are much greater. I know that some of them are not rational but cannot help myself thinking and worrying about it to a degree where I become angry and am ruminating on bad things. I feel a real breach of trust by the State in even considering revealing my real and cover name and would not have done the job if I knew this would be the position.
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