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01/03/2013
MPs Call For Review Of Law Regulating Undercover Police
In the wake of “unacceptable sexual relationships by undercover police”, MPs have said the laws regulating their activities in England and Wales urgently need reviewed.
The Home Affairs Committee also added that forces should apologies for using the identities of dead children, an act they described as “ghoulish”.
The review call comes following a raft of allegations made against officers.
Five women and one man are suing the Metropolitan Police over alleged intimate relationships with undercover officers, says the cross-party committee. It also says a undercover officer is alleged to have fathered a child before disappearing.
The Association of Chief Police Officers said it backed more controls and would welcome a review of the law.
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The Home Affairs Committee also added that forces should apologies for using the identities of dead children, an act they described as “ghoulish”.
The review call comes following a raft of allegations made against officers.
Five women and one man are suing the Metropolitan Police over alleged intimate relationships with undercover officers, says the cross-party committee. It also says a undercover officer is alleged to have fathered a child before disappearing.
The Association of Chief Police Officers said it backed more controls and would welcome a review of the law.
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