Anonymity (MPS Applications I), Restriction Order Approach
This two day hearing in the Undercover Policing Inquiry arose out of an application by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to extend the time it was given to
a) make anonymity applications on behalf of former Special Demonstration Squad officers; and
b) request the Inquiry change its approach in relation to them, particularly around risk assessments.
The issue of anonymity for undercovers was a point of contention in the Inquiry and was recognised as having already caused considerable delay. The hearing received suggestions from the different parties on what alternative approaches would be the most appropriate way forward.
A summary of issues and responses from all parties is detailed in the rulng of the then Chair, Sir Christopher Pitchford, of 2 May 2017.
- For a fuller overview of the issues see Restriction Order Approach, for which this was one of the relevant hearings.
| Day 1 | |
|---|---|
| Counsel / Individual | Clients |
| David Barr KC | UCPI |
| Jonathan Hall KC | Metropolitan Police |
| Sir Robert Francis KC | National Police Chiefs’ Council |
| Ben Brandon | Slater & Gordon clients |
| Dan Squires KC | Non-State Core Participants |
| Ben Emmerson KC | Peter Francis |
| Kate Wilson | NSCP (Litigant-in-Person) |
| Other counsel present | |
|---|---|
| Kate Wilkinson | UCPI |
| Emma Gargitter | UCPI |
| Victoria Ailes | UCPI |
| Ruth Brander | Non-State Core Participants |
| Amy Mannion | Metropolitan Police |
| Rosemary Davidson | Home Office |
| Cecily White | National Police Chiefs’ Council |
| Richard O’Brien | National Crime Agency |
| Day 2 | |
|---|---|
| Counsel / Individual | Clients |
| Helen Steel | NSCP (Litigant-in-Person) |
| Dan Squires KC | Non-State Core Participants |
| Jonathan Hall KC | Metropolitan Police |
| Ben Emmerson KC | Peter Francis |
| Andrew O’Connor KC | National Crime Agency |