Lee Bonser (alias)
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Kathryn Lesley 'Lee' Bonser is a former undercover officer with the Special Demonstration Squad, who from 1983 to 1987 infiltrated both the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp and the Socialist Workers Party.[1]
She is also referred to by the ciphers HN33 & HN98 (for the HN cipher system, see the N officers page).
In the Undercover Policing Inquiry
- 3 July 2018: cover name and groups targeted released by Inquiry.[1]
- 22 March 2018: application over cover name refused; minded to restrict real name. Inquiry Chair, Sir John Mitting, wrote:[2]
- HN33 is a sexagenarian who was principally deployed into one group in the mid-1980s. The deployment is of significant interest to the Inquiry, because the group was non-violent and posed no serious threat to public order. The reason for the deployment must be publicly investigated to permit the Inquiry to fulfil its terms of reference. HN33 appears to have been the only undercover officer deployed into this group. The publication of the cover name of HN33 is necessary to permit former members of the group to provide information and/or give evidence about the deployment. They pose no threat to the safety of HN33. There is a small risk that publication of the cover name would lead to the identification of the real name of HN33, which may give rise to unwelcome media attention. It would not give rise to anything worse. It is the price which must be paid to permit the Inquiry to conduct a full investigation into the deployment.
- Publication of the real name is not required to permit the Inquiry to fulfil its terms of reference. It would interfere with the right to respect for private and family life of HN33 and would be neither proportionate nor justified under Article8(2) of the European Convention.
- A closed note accompanies these reasons.
- 20 Feb 2018: directions issued that applications for restriction orders to be submitted by end of month.[3]
- Nov 2017: extent of restriction sought unclear and MPS asked to clarify this.[4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Email to core participants, '20180703_UCPI_to_all_CPs_publishing_HN33_HN96_HN304', Undercover Policing Inquiry, 3 July 2018, referencing update of the webpage UCPI.org/cover-names.
- ↑ Sir John Mitting, In the matter of section 19(3) of the Inquiries Act 2005 Application for restriction order in respect of the real and cover names of officers of the Special Operations Squad and the Special Demonstration Squad 'Minded To' Note 6 and Ruling 5, Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI.org.uk), 22 March 2018 (accessed 28 March 2018).
- ↑ 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, 20 February 2018 (accessed 1 March 2018).
- ↑ Counsel to the Inquiry's Explanatory note to accompany the 'Minded-To' Note (2) in respect for restrictions over the real and cover names of officers of the Special Operations Squad and the Special Demonstration Squad, Undercover Policing Inquiry, 14 November 2017.
