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Mark Kennedy
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Woman awarded £229,000 after deceit by spycop overseen by Scotland’s former police chief
An environmental activist deceived into an intimate relationship by an undercover police officer who operated in Scotland has been awarded £229,000 in compensation.
Scottish police watchdog under fire for spycops review
A review of undercover policing by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland failed to look into claims of unlawful behaviour, says a new report.
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 to cover Scotland.
Scotland’s former police chief sanctioned spycop who duped women into sex
Scotland’s former police chief personally signed off an undercover operation which involved an officer duping a woman into sex.
Spycop’s alias confirmed by public inquiry
Simon Wellings was the alias used by a so-called spycop who operated north of the border after infiltrating the anti-globalisation group, Global Resistance.
Revealed: links between covert Scots police units and official review
We show the links between covert policing units in Scotland and a former detective working on the HMICS probe into undercover police work.
Review of secret police condemned as a “whitewash”
Campaigners claim proposals for a new Scottish spy cops probe like asking the police to 'mark their own homework.'
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.