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This article is part of the Undercover Research Portal at Powerbase: investigating corporate and police spying on activists.
Police officers cited in the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) are generally designated by a cypher / nominal starting with N or HN followed by a number. The practice of assigning these cyphers was begun in by the Metropolitan Police inquiry Operation Herne which investigated the activities of the Special Demonstration Squad undercovers. It was subsequently adopted by Mark Ellison for his Review and the UCPI, both of which draw heavily on Operation Herne. The system appears to have changed in 2017, when the Inquiry began using the 'HN' label, though the associated numbers appear unchanged.[1]
- For a general introduction into the cypher system, see N Officers (main page).
- For N officers with numbers less than 100, see N officers part 1.
- For N officers with numbers 300 to 399, see N officers part 3.
- For N officers with numbers 400 and higher, see N officers part 4.
- Updated 19 July 2018; further details of restriction order applications, etc. can be found under individual officer pages where linked.
N series officers part 2 (100-299)
| Cypher | Name (italics for cover name only) | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HN101 | unknown | SDS undercover | Deployed into Socialist Workers Party in 1990s. Contemporary of Peter Francis, and according to Bob Lambert, had 'an involvement in Stephen Lawrence campaign issues' (Ellison, p. 214).[2] |
| HN102 | unknown | SDS undercover | Deployed into anarchist groups in 1980. Mitting minded to restrict real and cover names on health grounds. |
| HN103 | unknown | 11 January 2018, directions issued for any application for restriction orders to be submitted by 30 & 31 January 2018 for MPS and Designated Lawyers Team respectively.[3]
No restriction order application made.[4] | |
| HN104 | Carlo Neri (alias) | SDS undercover | Deployed March 2000 to Summer 2006 into Socialist Party and No Platform / Antifa.
Real name known to the activists he spied upon, and who exposed him.[5] During the public hearing of 21 November, it was recognised that Carlo's real name was going to be published, the matter effectively reduced to who did it.[6] whcih was acknowledged in a ruling of Dec 2017.[7] Discussions on how to publish the name, while respecting rights of the family are on-going (17 July 2018).[8] |
| HN106 | Barry Tomkins | SDS undercover | 1979-1983 deployed into the Spartacist League of Britain. |
| HN108 | unknown | SDS back office / manager | No application made.[9] - real name to be published in due course.[1] |
| HN109 | restricted' | SDS undercover & manager | Deployed undercover in 1970s; later a Det. Insp. in SDS in 1995 (1980s/1990s). |
| HN110 | to come | SDS back office / manager | No application made; name to be released in process of Inquiry. |
- For N officers with numbers <100, see N officers part 1.
- For N officers with numbers >300, see N officers part 3.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Press Release: 'Minded to' note, ruling and directions in respect of anonymity applications relating to former officers of the Special Demonstration Squad, Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI.org.uk), 3 August 2017.
- ↑ Mark Ellison, Possible corruption and the role of undercover policing in the Stephen Lawrence case, Stephen Lawrence Independent Review, Vol. 1, Gov.UK, March 2014
- ↑ 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 January 2018 (accessed 11 January 2018).
- ↑ Sir John Mitting, 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 5, Undercover Policing Inquiry, 7 March 2018 (accessed 10 March 2018).
- ↑ Sir John Mitting, Supplementary 'Minded-To', Undercover Policing Inquiry, 23 October 2017 (accessed 23 October 2017 via UCPI.org.uk).
- ↑ Transcript of hearing of 21 November 2017, Undercover Policing Inquiry, 21 November 2017.
- ↑ Sir John Mitting, On the application of HN104 for a restriction order in respect of his real name, Undercover Policing Inquiry", 20 December 2017.
- ↑ Sir John Mitting, Application for a restriction order in respect of HN104 - Direction, Undercover Policing Inquiry, 17 July 2018.
- ↑ John Mitting, 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 the Special Demonstrations Squad ‘Minded to’ note, Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI.org.uk), 3 August 2017 (accessed 5 August 2017).
