Independent report

Investigation into links between Special Demonstration Squad and Home Office

The report from Stephen Taylor’s independent review into links between the Special Demonstration Squad and the Home Office.

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Investigation into links between Special Demonstration Squad and Home Office

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On 10 March 2014, the Home Office Permanent Secretary commissioned Stephen Taylor, a former Director at the Audit Commission, to establish the full extent of the Home Office’s knowledge of the Special Demonstration Squad, a Metropolitan Police Service undercover unit that operated between 1968 and 2008. This report details his findings.

Published 12 March 2015