justify the means and in some cases officers had sexual relationships while undercover and used dead children s names as part of the cover. sirjohn says the use of these means, had they been publicly known at the time, the sds these means, had they been publicly known at the time, the 505 would have been brought to a rapid end. he says he believes the tactics of taking dead children s identities should have been referred to senior met officers and indeed home office officials. he said officers were deployed into groups for years and some to positions of responsibility. they reported extensive details on individuals, including the relationships and family lives. the inquiry, as we have been hearing, covers more than 50 years of undercover policing but this particular part of the report focuses on the period from 1968 until 1982. focuses on the period from 1968 until1982. it focuses on the period from 1968 until 1982. it has heard a lot of evidence from those who were spied on
Positions of responsibility in the groups they were targeting and using that to report on personal details of people engaged in legitimate democratic activities. it also found that in his view only three groups out of many hundreds were ever a legitimate target for undercover policing of any kind and none of the groups which are involved with the inquiry. the chair stated that these issues should have been addressed at the highest level within the metropolitan police service and within the home office. and he concludes, this is thejudge, sir john mitting, he concludes that the question is whether or not the end justifies the means. i have come to the firm conclusion that for a unit of the police force, eight did not and that had the use of these means
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Mis. the to bosses at scotland yard and also m15. the stated aim of the sds was to help police control groups. sir john, in this report which has been published conclude that the fact that the special demonstration squad did not infiltrate right wing groups was not because of political bias. many of those they infiltrated was left wing, not right wing. he is saying it was not political bias. he said those running the unit decided these groups were already covered and they were concerned about the risk of violence. this undercover policing inquiry was set up in 2015. it has been hearing evidence since 2020 and has so far cost over £61; million and its final report is currently scheduled for 2026. this is the interim report and it says