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Dead babies’ names stolen by police may be kept secret
Parents of dead babies whose identities were stolen by undercover policemen might not be told if their children's names were abused.
Spy cops assured immunity at Pitchford Inquiry
Former undercover police officers giving evidence to the 'spy cops' Pitchford Inquiry will not face retrospective misconduct proceedings
Spy cop seeks immunity from misconduct proceedings
Former undercover policeman Mark Kennedy tells Pitchford Inquiry that he is seeking immunity from misconduct proceedings.
Police criticised for refusing to say how many children detained
Police Scotland has been criticised for being 'unable or unwilling' to provide figures on the number of children kept in custody in Scotland.
Scottish Government urged to obtain fake names of spy cops
Key witness at Pitchford inquiry asks Scottish Government to obtain aliases used by undercover Met Police officers.
Scots police had access to GCHQ spy programme
The Ferret publishes classified documents revealing Scots police accessed top secret GCHQ spy programme.
Police chief leading Operation Herne ‘unfit’ for role
The policeman leading a probe into the undercover policing scandal at the Met Police is 'unfit' for the role, say campaigners.
Prisoners outwit £1.2m mobile phone blocking technology
Calls for a privacy probe after Scottish Prison Service is first UK agency to admit using controversial phone blocking technology.
Police accused of 185 sexual assaults in five years
Only 1 out of 185 complaints of sexual assault against police officers in Northern Ireland has been upheld by the Police Ombudsman.