Just some info about the ongoing legal case being brought by eight women against the Metropolitan Police and the Association of Chief Police Officers.
I thought I'd post the link to the site for the support group for women's legal action against British undercover police. There are probably already references on Libcom about this case but I though it would be useful to post the link to the site so that people can keep up to date with the case.
From the Police Spies Out of Lives website:
We are supporting the legal action by eight women deceived into long term intimate relationships with undercover police officers who were infiltrating environmental and social justice campaign groups.
http://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/
Recent news about the case:
It is well worth reading the transcript of the oral evidence presented to the home affairs parliamentary committee, presented by three of the women affected by the placement of undercover policemen in long term relationships.
The performance of those giving evidence is extremely focused, all the more impressive given the upsetting and highly personal nature of the accounts.
Particularly well dealt with is the issue of institutionalised sexism in the police force, not only at the level of the agents, but also the commanding officers permitting or instructing the formation of the relationships by the agents, all of whom were already married.