The Document Database presents all documents released by the UCPI, plus a Library of background material - the latest documents first.
The Inquiry documents can be filtered by date, tranche, spycop, group and more, and searched by keyword. For ease of navigation they are in three separate databases:
Disclosure is where you will find all files released by the Inquiry as part of its investigations. This includes the contemporaneous reports of spycops, managerial correspondence and notes of meetings with MI5.
Statements and Transcripts has all witness statements, and opening and closing statements, as well as the transcripts of the hearings.
Procedural includes all documents from the start of the Inquiry in 2015 until the hearings began in 2020.
The Library is a collection of background material to the spycops scandal - essentially relevant reading sourced outside the Inquiry, including the various early reviews.
The filtering fields follow the material: date, author, type, originator/publisher.
MI5 report for the Home Secretary, ‘Subversive Involvement in the Brixton Riots and their Aftermath’ with cover letter from Phillips (Home Office) (report attached)
MI5 note for liaison file reporting meeting between SDS and F6 inc MI5 wanting info on specific individuals thought to be in the SWP, held at SDS offices on 13 May 1981
Special Branch report on occupation of Trade Union Congress headquarters by several people protesting against the TUC’s silence on Republican hunger strikers, held at TUC HQ in Great Russell St WC1 on 28 May 1981
Collected documents on members of Troops Out Movement arrested at a ‘Beating the Retreat’ event at Horseguards Parade on 11 June 1981 and prosecuted, inc minute sheet
Report submitting SWP restricted weekly internal information sheet of 23 June 1981 inc discussion of mobilisation to attend Northern Carnival in Leeds (attached)
Report on the completion of construction of a computer at SWP National Office and enclosing copy of a print-out showing weekly distribution of 'Socialist Worker' (attached)
Report on a day-school on ‘Women and Socialism’ questioning the validity of Women's Voice, held by Haringey and Enfield District Socialist Workers Party, held at the Labour Party Rooms, Stuart Crescent N22 on 20 June 1981
Report on meeting of Kilburn and Cricklewood SWP inc a talk encouraging entryism into CND, held at West Hampstead Community Centre, Mill Lane NW6 on 24 June 1981
Home Office letter on upcoming meeting between the Home Secretary and Director General of MI5 enclosing copy of MI5 report ‘Subversive Aspects of Racialist Activity’
