Also known as Personal Statements, these documents were submitted by undercover officers and some non-state core participants in support of anonymity applications to restrict publication of real (and/or cover) names. Many are gisted or redacted to prevent sensitive personal information entering the public domain.
Non-state core participants usually set out the reasons why their personal lives needed protecting and the impact that undercover policing had on them, in support of their applications for anonymity.
For the undercover officers and their managers, the statements supporting applications for anonymity cover topics such as claiming there were promises of secrecy around their roles when they joined the Special Demonstration Squad or the National Public Order Intelligence Unit, other policing activities which would impact on their safety, job related concerns, fears of intrusion from media and activists (including alleging fears of harassment and violence), and measures taken to hide their identities and addresses.
Some statements were provided by family members. The main themes in these statements were around age and health vulnerabilities, or potential disturbance of their quiet life due to the Inquiry. Parts of the statements are often redacted as they would reveal identifying or personal information or details of undercover (or other policing) work.
Many of these Statements were accompanied by gists of medical reports, which set out health issues impacting on them (often these were to do with mental health).