Heather Millgate - Revision history

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Eveline: /* Private Security Firm Tokra */

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Private Security Firm Tokra

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Controversy

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Controversy

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Solicitors' practice

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Solicitors' practice

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 ===Director===
-Ms Heather Millgate was appointed to the board of directors of [[Global Open]] on 5 April 2008, where she acted as their solicitor and also provided her marketing expertise. She resigned her directorship of [[Global Open]] on 31 August 2008. Heather Millgate and Alison Leeming (a fellow director at [[Global Open]]) travelled to biotechnology conferences to promote to "forward intelligence provision" which is the mainstay of [[Global Open]]'s services. <ref name="Campaigns Security"> Campaigns Security [http://campaigns-secue.blogspot.com/  Following the paper trail ] 16/01/11, accessed 17/01/11</ref> According to ''The Guardian'',  Global Open was set up in 2001 by [[Rod Leeming]], a former Special Branch officer. The company keeps a "discreet watch" on protest groups for clients including [[E.ON]].<ref name="Evans">Rob Evans, Amelia Hill, Paul Lewis and Patrick Kingsley [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/12/mark-kennedy-policeman-corporate-spy  Mark Kennedy: secret policeman's sideline as corporate spy] ''The Guardian'', 13/01/11, accessed 17/ 01/11</ref>
+Ms Heather Millgate was appointed to the board of directors of Global Open on 5 April 2008, where she acted as their solicitor and also provided her marketing expertise. She resigned her directorship of Global Open on 31 August 2008. Heather Millgate and Alison Leeming (a fellow director at Global Open) travelled to biotechnology conferences to promote to "forward intelligence provision" which is the mainstay of Global Open's services. <ref name="Campaigns Security"> Campaigns Security [http://campaigns-secue.blogspot.com/  Following the paper trail ] 16/01/11, accessed 17/01/11</ref> According to ''The Guardian'',  Global Open was set up in 2001 by [[Rod Leeming]], a former Special Branch officer. The company keeps a "discreet watch" on protest groups for clients including [[E.ON]].<ref name="Evans">Rob Evans, Amelia Hill, Paul Lewis and Patrick Kingsley [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/12/mark-kennedy-policeman-corporate-spy  Mark Kennedy: secret policeman's sideline as corporate spy] ''The Guardian'', 13/01/11, accessed 17/ 01/11</ref>
 An article by The Guardian, dealing with the undercover police officer Mark Kennedy reveals information about the private security sector. After leaving the police,
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 ==Biography==
-Born 1959,<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913081712 Director Summary: Heather Mary Millgate], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', undated (accessed 10 July 2015).</ref> Millgate qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and specialises in all types of personal injury claims. She has a particularly keen interest in head/brain injury. She is associated with [[Headway]], the National Brain Injury charity.<ref name="Millgates">[http://millgates.com/Default.aspx Home], Millgates Solicitors' Website, accessed 17 January 2011.</ref> (Note, Barbara Woodbridge has been a director of Headway East Northants since 4 June 2009.<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/director/914599571 Director Summary: Barbara Woodbridge], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', undated (accessed 10 July 2015).</ref>
+Born 1959,<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913081712 Director Summary: Heather Mary Millgate], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', undated (accessed 10 July 2015).</ref> It appears that in 1988 she was a civilian staff employee at Linslade police station in Buckinghamshire under Insp. David Biles<ref>[http://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/news/nostalgia/nostalgia-reflecting-on-policing-changes-in-leighton-linslade-1-5768181 Nostalgia: Reflecting on policing changes in Leighton-Linslade], ''Leighton Buzzard Observer'', 29 December 2013 (10 July 2015).</ref> (now Chairman of Bedfordshire Crimestoppers<ref>Crimestoppers, [https://crimestoppers-uk.org/in-your-area/eastern/bedfordshire/community-continue-to-play-key-role-in-fight-against-crime-as-charity-releases-end-of-year-figures-for-bedfordshire/ Community continue to play key role in fight against crime as charity releases end of year figures for Bedfordshire], press release, 3 June 2014 (10 July 2015).</ref>).

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	==Biography==		==Biography==

−	Millgate qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and specialises in all types of personal injury claims. She has a particularly keen interest in head/brain injury. She is associated with [[Headway]], the National Brain Injury charity.<ref name="Millgates">[http://millgates.com/Default.aspx Home], Millgates Solicitors' Website, accessed 17 January 2011.</ref> (Note, Barbara Woodbridge has been a director of Headway East Northants since 4 June 2009.<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/director/914599571 Director Summary: Barbara Woodbridge], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', undated (accessed 10 July 2015).</ref>	+	Born 1959,<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913081712 Director Summary: Heather Mary Millgate], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', undated (accessed 10 July 2015).</ref> Millgate qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and specialises in all types of personal injury claims. She has a particularly keen interest in head/brain injury. She is associated with [[Headway]], the National Brain Injury charity.<ref name="Millgates">[http://millgates.com/Default.aspx Home], Millgates Solicitors' Website, accessed 17 January 2011.</ref> (Note, Barbara Woodbridge has been a director of Headway East Northants since 4 June 2009.<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/director/914599571 Director Summary: Barbara Woodbridge], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', undated (accessed 10 July 2015).</ref>

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 ===Controversy===
 [[Global Open]] first came to public attention in 2007 when it was implicated in the case of [[Paul Mercer]], a friend of the then Conservative shadow defence minister, [[Julian Lewis]], who was exposed by the [[Campaign Against the Arms Trade]] of spying for the arms firm [[BAE]].<ref name="Evans"/>
-<ref> Legal briefing, [http://www.controlbae.org.uk/documents/caat-v-mercer-briefing.pdf CAMPAIGN AGAINST ARMS TRADE v PAUL MERCER & LIGNEDEUX ASSOCIATES], Leigh Day & Co. 18 April 2007. </ref>
+<ref> Legal briefing, [http://www.controlbae.org.uk/documents/caat-v-mercer-briefing.pdf CAMPAIGN AGAINST ARMS TRADE v PAUL MERCER & LIGNEDEUX ASSOCIATES], Leigh Day & Co. 18 April 2007. </ref> In this scandal, Global Open facilitated the setting up of a shell company, Ligne Deux Associates through which Mercer would paid for his work, a structure that bears similarity with Tokra and Mark Kennedy(see below).
 ==Subsequent Companies==
 ===Private Security Firm Tokra===
-[[Tokra]] was set-up by undercover officer [[Mark Kennedy]] (aka Mark Stone). The public debate generated by his uncovering as a police spy has been further complicated by his involvement with the private security sector. [[Tokra]] is linked to Global Open, whose client list features energy company [[E.ON]].
+[[Tokra]] was set-up by undercover police officer [[Mark Kennedy]] (aka 'Mark Stone') who had infiltrated environmental and other protest movements. It subsequently emerged that Kennedy approached in January 2010, while he was still with the police, to work for them. He subsequently resigned and working out his notice period, he joined Global Open, apparently channeling his work through[[Tokra]] and another firm, [[Black Star High Access]].<ref name="Evans">Rob Evans, Amelia Hill, Paul Lewis and Patrick Kingsley [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/12/mark-kennedy-policeman-corporate-spy  Mark Kennedy: secret policeman's sideline as corporate spy] ''The Guardian'', 13/01/11, accessed 17/ 01/11</ref>.<ref name="Graham">Caroline Graham [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1347478/Mark-Kennedy-Undercover-policeman-tells-story-8-years-eco-warriors.html  I've always respected the police. But the world of undercover policing is grey and murky] ''The Daily Mail'', 17/01/11, accessed 18/01/11</ref> It also emerged that electric utilty firm E.ON was a client Global Open and its chief executive Paul Golby had lobbyied the Government in January 2010 for heavier sentences for protestors arrested during the 2009 Climate Camp at the E.ON owned Kingsnorth power station. Kennedy had been a part of the Kingsnorth protests.<ref>James Ball, [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/feb/19/eon-lobbied-miliband-sentences-kingsnorth E.ON lobbied for stiff sentences against Kingsnorth activists, papers show ], ''The Guardian'', 19 February 2013 (accessed 10 July 2015).</ref>
-Tokra Ltd, established 09/02/2010, was registered to Millgate's current business address:
+Tokra Ltd, established 09/02/2010, was registered to Millgate's then business address:
 Orchard Drive
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 Basingstoke
 RG24 8PH<ref name="Campaigns Security"/>
 Tokra Ltd was wound up on 17/08/2010.<ref name="Campaigns Security"/>
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 MK45 4BS<ref name="companies house">Companies House, [http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/2dfb347830b562cdf5f8ff870d291c0a/compdetails Millgate Woodbridge Limited] </ref>
-The company was registered on 21/05/2010 and its website on 28/12/2009, www.millgates.com <ref name="Millgates"/> However, although the company still carries her name, as of May 2014, Millgate was no longer a director of this company,<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/company/07261650 Millgate Woodbridge Ltd], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', accessed 8 December 2014.</ref> and, her details were removed from their website.<ref>[http://www.millgates.com/AboutUs.aspx About Us], Millgates Solicitors' Website, accessed 17 January 2011.</ref>
+The company was registered on 21 May 2010 and its website, www.millgates.com, on 28 December 2009 <ref name="Millgates"/> However, although the company still carries her name, as of May 2014, Millgate was no longer a director<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/company/07261650 Millgate Woodbridge Ltd], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', accessed 8 December 2014.</ref> and her details were removed from their website.<ref>[http://www.millgates.com/AboutUs.aspx About Us], Millgates Solicitors' Website, accessed 8 December 2014.</ref> The website has ceased functioning.<ref>Undercover Research Group: attempted viewing, 10 July 2015.</ref>
 ==Biography==
-Millgate qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and specialises in all types of personal injury claims. She has a particularly keen interest in head/brain injury. She is associated with [[Headway]], the National Brain Injury charity.<ref name="Millgates">[http://millgates.com/Default.aspx Home], Millgates Solicitors' Website, accessed 17 January 2011.</ref>
+Millgate qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and specialises in all types of personal injury claims. She has a particularly keen interest in head/brain injury. She is associated with [[Headway]], the National Brain Injury charity.<ref name="Millgates">[http://millgates.com/Default.aspx Home], Millgates Solicitors' Website, accessed 17 January 2011.</ref> (Note, Barbara Woodbridge has been a director of Headway East Northants since 4 June 2009.<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/director/914599571 Director Summary: Barbara Woodbridge], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', undated (accessed 10 July 2015).</ref>

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 ==Subsequent Companies==
-===Private Security Firm [[Tokra]]===
+===Private Security Firm Tokra===
 [[Tokra]] was set-up by undercover officer [[Mark Kennedy]] (aka Mark Stone). The public debate generated by his uncovering as a police spy has been further complicated by his involvement with the private security sector. [[Tokra]] is linked to Global Open, whose client list features energy company [[E.ON]].

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	'''Heather Mary Millgate''', a trained solicitor, was a director of private security company [[Global Open]]. She was also associated with the private security firm [[Tokra]], set-up by undercover police officer [[Mark Kennedy]].<ref> Rob Evans, Amelia Hill, Paul Lewis and Patrick Kingsley [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/12/mark-kennedy-policeman-corporate-spy Mark Kennedy: secret policeman's sideline as corporate spy] ''The Guardian'', 13/01/11, accessed 17/01/11</ref>		'''Heather Mary Millgate''', a trained solicitor, was a director of private security company [[Global Open]]. She was also associated with the private security firm [[Tokra]], set-up by undercover police officer [[Mark Kennedy]].<ref> Rob Evans, Amelia Hill, Paul Lewis and Patrick Kingsley [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/12/mark-kennedy-policeman-corporate-spy Mark Kennedy: secret policeman's sideline as corporate spy] ''The Guardian'', 13/01/11, accessed 17/01/11</ref>

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−	'''Heather Mary Millgate''', a trained solicitor, was a director of private security company [[Global Open]]. She was also associated with the ~~controversial~~ private security firm [[Tokra]], set-up by undercover police officer [[Mark Kennedy]].<ref> Rob Evans, Amelia Hill, Paul Lewis and Patrick Kingsley [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/12/mark-kennedy-policeman-corporate-spy Mark Kennedy: secret policeman's sideline as corporate spy] ''The Guardian'', 13/01/11, accessed 17/01/11</ref>	+	'''Heather Mary Millgate''', a trained solicitor, was a director of private security company [[Global Open]]. She was also associated with the private security firm [[Tokra]], set-up by undercover police officer [[Mark Kennedy]].<ref> Rob Evans, Amelia Hill, Paul Lewis and Patrick Kingsley [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/12/mark-kennedy-policeman-corporate-spy Mark Kennedy: secret policeman's sideline as corporate spy] ''The Guardian'', 13/01/11, accessed 17/01/11</ref>

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 ===Solicitors' practice===
-Ms Millgate has now established a LLP with another solicitor, Ms Barbara Woodridge.<ref name="Campaigns Security"/> The company Millgate Woodbridge Ltd No.07261650 is registered to:
+Ms Millgate since established a LLP with another solicitor, Ms Barbara Woodridge.<ref name="Campaigns Security"/> The company Millgate Woodbridge Ltd No.07261650 is registered to:
 Jacques Lane<br/>
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 MK45 4BS<ref name="companies house">Companies House, [http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/2dfb347830b562cdf5f8ff870d291c0a/compdetails Millgate Woodbridge Limited] </ref>
-The company was registered on 21/05/2010 and its website on 28/12/2009, www.millgates.com <ref name="Millgates"/> As of May 2014, she was no longer a director of this company,<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/company/07261650 Millgate Woodbridge Ltd], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', accessed 8 December 2014.</ref> and, although the company still carries her name, her details were removed from their website.<ref>[http://www.millgates.com/AboutUs.aspx About Us], Millgates Solicitors' Website, accessed 17 January 2011.</ref>
+The company was registered on 21/05/2010 and its website on 28/12/2009, www.millgates.com <ref name="Millgates"/> However, although the company still carries her name, as of May 2014, Millgate was no longer a director of this company,<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/company/07261650 Millgate Woodbridge Ltd], ''CompanyCheck.co.uk'', accessed 8 December 2014.</ref> and, her details were removed from their website.<ref>[http://www.millgates.com/AboutUs.aspx About Us], Millgates Solicitors' Website, accessed 17 January 2011.</ref>
 ==Biography==