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Undercover Policing

3 articles

Society

Scottish police watchdog under fire for spycops review

A review of undercover policing by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) failed to look into claims

Billy Briggs May 13, 2019

Society

Spycops: judge rejects claim for undercover police inquiry in Scotland

An environmental campaigner targeted by police has failed to persuade a judge that an undercover policing inquiry should be extended

Billy Briggs Nov 21, 2018

Society

Secret police files detail spying on political activists

Top secret police files detailing covert spying on Scots political activists have been condemned by trade unionists and campaigners. The

Billy Briggs Jan 20, 2016