Tonight, on ITV1 and ITVX: Unveiling the Undercover Police Scandal – Love and Deception. This new documentary sheds light on a significant event referred to as the “spycops scandal”, airing this Thursday, 6th March.
The show presents conversations with five women who reveal their journey of becoming detectives, ultimately unearthing one of the state’s most significant secrets. This revelation sparked a nearly decade-long investigation that cost approximately £90 million and led to a public inquiry.
In a unique first-time encounter on camera, striking parallels in their accounts emerge: from the manner in which they were charmed into their romantic entanglements, to the uncanny similarity in the correspondence they received upon being discarded and left without explanation by the men they deeply cared for.
They show us that police officers used the identities of departed children to make false identities, and in some cases, had children with the women they were spying on while working undercover.
Read on for more information about the ‘spycops’ scandal and the subsequent inquiry.
What is the ‘spycops’ scandal?
Since as early as 1968, the police have been secretly observing and investigating primarily radical political organizations and their supporters.
Law enforcement personnel from the dissolved National Public Order Intelligence Unit and the Metropolitan Police’s Special Demonstration Squad, at one point, assumed fake identities and engaged in romantic relationships with individuals within the political organizations they were secretly investigating.
In 2013, the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Bernard Hogan-Howe, expressed his apologies as it was discovered that some false identities used were taken from deceased children.
In their covert operations, the officers blended into organizations such as the Socialist Workers Party, along with animal rights advocacy groups and those standing against racism.
In 2010, a woman, let’s call her Lisa for privacy reasons, stumbled upon a passport that belonged to her partner, known as Mark Stone. Upon closer examination, revealed in the documentary, she noticed her partner’s picture but under the alias Mark Kennedy.
Upon closer scrutiny, I realized that the man I thought was just Mark, was actually a covert law enforcement officer, hiding in plain sight, father of two lovely kids.
In this captivating documentary, I delve into a chilling tale, along with several other heart-wrenching narratives, where women unravel the decades-long deception that had shrouded their lives.
For a deeper understanding of their narratives, visit the official site of the Police Spies Out of Lives campaign.
According to the documentary, the four undercover officers mentioned were asked to address the accusations against them. Of these two officers, one chose not to engage with the program as they were assisting in the ongoing undercover investigation, believing that it was more suitable to respond within this context.
Speaking for the Metropolitan Police, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jon Savell noted that since the undercover policing inquiry has not yet heard all the evidence, it wouldn’t be suitable to comment on certain matters being raised at this time. They are, however, fully participating in the investigation.
Nonetheless, I feel compelled to offer a sincere and heartfelt apology to the women who, unfortunately, fell victim to the deception of undercover officers into forming sexual relationships. Such actions were not only harmful but also abusive, dishonest, manipulative, and fundamentally wrong.
In the 1980s, it wasn’t explicitly communicated by the Met, nor were undercover officers and their supervisors trained or guided, that such romantic involvements were inappropriate.
He added: “I’d also like to express my sincere apologies for the deep pain inflicted on families whose children who have passed away had their identities misused by undercover officers. The SDS discontinued this practice in the mid-1990s, and it is not employed by the Met today or at any point in the future.
Since then, undercover policing has seen substantial changes and now operates with robust management and supervision, guided by solid ethical principles and a legal structure.
What is the Undercover Policing Inquiry?
Back in 2015, the then Home Secretary, Theresa May, initiated a comprehensive investigation into covert police operations that took place in both England and Wales.
This investigation is delving into the Special Demonstration Squad and the National Public Order Intelligence Unit, scrutinizing claims that their officers secretly joined activist organizations and misled women into romantic entanglements.
The investigation continues, and we’re still waiting for its concluding findings. Keep updated with its progress at ucpi.org.uk.
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