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 The officer who used the cover name 'Malcolm Shearing' later worked in a Special Branch unit which dealt with those classed as [[Domestic Extremism|domestic extremist]].<ref name="HN19Gist"/>
-'''++++++ Last update in October 2020 +++++++++'''
+'''+++++++++ Last update in October 2020 +++++++++'''
 ''We are grateful to Michael Chant, General Secretary of the RCPB (M-L) for his help with this profile''<ref>Note: Unusually for the profiles, we are reliant on just a single primary source: Michael Chant, and limited secondary materials which Michael doubts the accuracy of. The party's archives for this period are currently unavailable due to COVID restrictions.</ref>

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 {{Undercover_Police_Officer_sidebar|Name='HN19'|Alias=Malcolm Shearing|Series=undercover police officers|Image=Male_silhouette.png |Unit=Special Demonstration Squad|DatesDeployed=1981-1985|Targets=Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist/Leninist) and  Revolutionary Communist Party &amp;}}
-'''Malcolm Shearing''' is the alias of an undercover officer with the [[Special Demonstration Squad]], who was deployed 1981 to 1985 against the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist/Leninist) and the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]].<ref name="email.ucpi.1May2018">Email to core participants, '20180501_UCPI_to_all_CPs_publishing_HN3_HN19_HN20_HN60_HN218_HN353', ''Undercover Research Group'', 1 May 2018, referencing update of the webpage [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/cover-names/ UCPI.org.uk/cover-names].</ref> He is also referred to by the cipher HN19 (for cipher system, see the [[N Officers]] page).
+'''Malcolm Shearing''' is the alias of an undercover officer with the [[Special Demonstration Squad]], who was deployed 1981 to 1985 against the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist/Leninist) and the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]].<ref name="email.ucpi.1May2018">Email to core participants, '20180501_UCPI_to_all_CPs_publishing_HN3_HN19_HN20_HN60_HN218_HN353', ''Undercover Research Group'', 1 May 2018, referencing update of the webpage [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/cover-names/ UCPI.org.uk/cover-names].</ref> He is also referred to by the cipher HN19 (for cipher system, see the [[N_Officers]] page).
 The officer who used the cover name 'Malcolm Shearing' later worked in a Special Branch unit which dealt with those classed as [[Domestic Extremism|domestic extremist]].<ref name="HN19Gist"/>

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	The officer who used the cover name 'Malcolm Shearing' later worked in a Special Branch unit which dealt with those classed as [[Domestic Extremism\|domestic extremist]].<ref name="HN19Gist"/>		The officer who used the cover name 'Malcolm Shearing' later worked in a Special Branch unit which dealt with those classed as [[Domestic Extremism\|domestic extremist]].<ref name="HN19Gist"/>
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		+	'''++++++ Last update in October 2020 +++++++++'''

	''We are grateful to Michael Chant, General Secretary of the RCPB (M-L) for his help with this profile''<ref>Note: Unusually for the profiles, we are reliant on just a single primary source: Michael Chant, and limited secondary materials which Michael doubts the accuracy of. The party's archives for this period are currently unavailable due to COVID restrictions.</ref>		''We are grateful to Michael Chant, General Secretary of the RCPB (M-L) for his help with this profile''<ref>Note: Unusually for the profiles, we are reliant on just a single primary source: Michael Chant, and limited secondary materials which Michael doubts the accuracy of. The party's archives for this period are currently unavailable due to COVID restrictions.</ref>

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 *A detailed and critical overview of the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]], and key individuals can be found on [https://powerbase.info/index.php/Revolutionary_Communist_Party].
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 '''Malcolm Shearing''' is the alias of an undercover officer with the [[Special Demonstration Squad]], who was deployed 1981 to 1985 against the Revolutionary Communist Party and the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist/Leninist).<ref name="email.ucpi.1May2018">Email to core participants, '20180501_UCPI_to_all_CPs_publishing_HN3_HN19_HN20_HN60_HN218_HN353', ''Undercover Research Group'', 1 May 2018, referencing update of the webpage [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/cover-names/ UCPI.org.uk/cover-names].</ref> He is also referred to by the cipher HN19 (for cipher system, see the [[N Officers]] page).
-According to John Mitting, chair of the Undercover Policing Inquiry, the deployment was unremarkable and without allegation of misconduct, other than that Shearing was arrested and cautioned for unlawful bill posting. Newly married when deployed.<ref name="mitting.mindedto4.25Jan2018">Sir John Mitting, [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180125-December-tranche-impact-led-and-HN353-minded-to-sanitised.pdf In the matter of section 19(3) of the Inquiries Act 2005. Applications for restriction orders in respect of the real and cover names of officers of the Special Operations Squad and Special Demonstration Squad - 'Minded To' Note 4], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 25 January 2018.</ref> On 30 July 2018 made a final ruling that HN19's real name cannot be published by the Inquiry.<ref name="mitting.ruling11.30July2018"/>
+According to John Mitting, chair of the Undercover Policing Inquiry, the deployment was unremarkable and without allegation of misconduct, other than that Shearing was arrested and cautioned for unlawful bill posting. Newly married when deployed.<ref name="mitting.mindedto4.25Jan2018">Sir John Mitting, [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180125-December-tranche-impact-led-and-HN353-minded-to-sanitised.pdf In the matter of section 19(3) of the Inquiries Act 2005. Applications for restriction orders in respect of the real and cover names of officers of the Special Operations Squad and Special Demonstration Squad - 'Minded To' Note 4], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 25 January 2018.</ref> On 30 July 2018 made a final ruling that HN19's real name cannot be published by the Inquiry.<ref name="mitting.ruling11.30July2018"/><ref name="wilkinson.ucpi.cti.update.13Sept2018">Kate Wilkinson, [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180912-update-counsels-explanatory-note-SDS-Minded-to-13.pdf Counsel to the Inquiry's Explanatory Note to accompany the Chairman's 'Minded-To' Note 12 in respect of applications for restrictions over the real and cover names of officers of the Special Operations Squad and the Special Demonstration Squad], ''Undercover Public Inquiry'', 13 September 2018.</ref>
 He later worked in a Special Branch unit which dealt with those classed as [[Domestic Extremism|domestic extremist]].<ref>[https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HN19_gist_of_additional_info.pdf Inquiry's gist of additional information within the evidence supporting HN19's application for over real name only], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 2018.</ref>
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 * 3 July 2018: Inquiry indicates Mitting is still minded to restrict real name<ref name="ucpi.pr.3July2018">[https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180703_press_notice_publish_SDS_anonymity_applications.pdf Publication of documetns relating to anonymity applications: Special Demonstration Squad - November 2017, January 2018, March 2018 and April 2018 'Minded' to notes], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 3 July 2018.</ref> and publishes the [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20181219_open-application_HN19.pdf open application] from the Metropolitan Police to this effect (date 19 December 2017), and a document setting out some [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20181219_open-application_HN19.pdf additional information].<ref>[https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180703-Index_of_documents.pdf List of applications and evidence published on 03 July 2018], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 3 July 2018.</ref> It was also directed that any objections to Mitting's intention to grant the restriction order to be made by 20 July 2018.<ref name="mitting.directions.3July2018">Sir John Mitting, [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180703_direction_SDS_anonymity_MT8.pdf Restriction Order Applications by HN1, HN3, HN8, HN9, HN12, HN19, HN20, HN27, HN60. HN72, HN353 and HN355], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 3 July 2018.</ref>
-* 30 July 2018: final ruling that HN12's real name cannot be published.<ref name="mitting.ruling11.30July2018">Sir John Mitting, [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180730_SDS_anonymity_ruling_11.pdf Applications for restriction orders in respect of the real and cover names of officers of the Special Operations Squad and the Special Demonstration Squad: Minded to note 12 and Ruling 10], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 30 July 2018.</ref>
+* 30 July 2018: final ruling that HN19's real name cannot be published.<ref name="mitting.ruling11.30July2018">Sir John Mitting, [https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180730_SDS_anonymity_ruling_11.pdf Applications for restriction orders in respect of the real and cover names of officers of the Special Operations Squad and the Special Demonstration Squad: Minded to note 12 and Ruling 10], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 30 July 2018.</ref>
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	==In the Undercover Policing Inquiry==		==In the Undercover Policing Inquiry==
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		+	* 11 December 2017: directed that any applications for anonymity were to be filed by 20 December 2017 by the Metropolitan Police's legal team or 22 December for the Designated Lawyers Team:<ref>[https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171211-directions-SDS-anonymity.pdf Applications for restriction orders in respect of the real and cover names of officers of the Special Operations Squad and the Special Demonstrations Squad: Directions], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 11 December 2017.</ref>

	* January 2018: no application to restrict cover name; Mitting was minded to restrict real name, saying publication of real name was not necessary, as release of cover name will suffice to prompt those he interacted with to come forward. he noted that HN19 has no concerns for his physical safety, but 'is concerned to avoid the intrusion into his and his wife's private and family life which might result from publication of his real name. Thus, in Mitting's view, publication of his real name would interfere with his Article 8 rights to private / family life.<ref name="ucpi.pr.25Jan18">[https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180124-December-minded-to-press-note.pdf Press Notice: Decisions relating to anonymity applications: Special Demonstration Squad], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 25 January 2018.</ref>		* January 2018: no application to restrict cover name; Mitting was minded to restrict real name, saying publication of real name was not necessary, as release of cover name will suffice to prompt those he interacted with to come forward. he noted that HN19 has no concerns for his physical safety, but 'is concerned to avoid the intrusion into his and his wife's private and family life which might result from publication of his real name. Thus, in Mitting's view, publication of his real name would interfere with his Article 8 rights to private / family life.<ref name="ucpi.pr.25Jan18">[https://www.ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180124-December-minded-to-press-note.pdf Press Notice: Decisions relating to anonymity applications: Special Demonstration Squad], ''Undercover Policing Inquiry'', 25 January 2018.</ref>