Overview
The Tranche 3 opening statements were conducted online from 13 to 15 October 2025. They opened the third part of the Undercover Policing Inquiry's investigation, examining Special Demonstration Squad undercovers principally deployed between 1982 and 2008 and the unit's closure.
Oral opening statements were restricted to Phase 1 participants, prompting complaints from the remaining core participants that the Inquiry was penalising them. In Phase 3 (for SDS managers), 'Position Statements' were permitted to be submitted, which effectively acted as Opening Statements.
| Tranche 3 Phase 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Counsel | Core Participant | |
| 13 October 2025 (Day 1) | Transcript, Index, Video (AM), Video (PM) | |
| David Barr KC | Undercover Policing Inquiry | statement |
| Peter Skelton KC | Metropolitan Police | statement |
| Neil Sheldon KC | Home Office | statement |
| Oliver Sanders KC | Designated Lawyer Officers (SDS) | statement |
| 14 October 2025 (Day 2) | Transcript, Index, Video (AM), Video (PM) | |
| Maya Sikand KC | HN43 Peter Francis | statement |
| Fiona Murphy KC | Category F, Crossland family | statement |
| Charlotte Kilroy KC | 'Alison', 'Ellie', 'Sara', 'Ellie', Wendy', 'Maya' (Category H, Relationships) | statement |
| Angus McCullough KC | 'S' (Category M) | statement |
| Leslie Thomas KC | Bernard Renwick, Dr. Graham Smith, Lee Lawrence, Mark Metcalf, Myrna Simpson, Stafford Scott, Winston Silcott | statement |
| Rajiv Menon KC | Duwayne Brooks OBE | statement |
| Ifeanyi Odogwu | Neville Lawrence OBE | statement |
| Dave Morris | for himself, McLibel | statement |
| 15 October 2025 (Day 3) | Transcript, Index, Video (AM), Video (PM) | |
| Imran Khan KC | Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Dan Gillman, Dave Smith, Frank Smith, Lisa Teuscher, Steve Acheson, Steve Hedley, Suresh Grover | statement |
| Imran Khan KC | Michael Mansfield KC | statement |
| James Wood KC | Alex Owolade, Karen Doyle, MSS, MWS, Sukdev Reel, Tish Reel | statement |
| James Scobie, KC | Lois Austin, Hannah Sell, Dave Nellist | statement |
| Kirsten Heaven | Non-State Core Participants Co-ordinating Group | statement |
| Non-speaking | ||
| Pete Wetherby, KC | Newham Monitoring Project | statement |
| Tranche 3 Phase 2 (no oral statements) | |
|---|---|
| Core Participant | |
| Undercover Policing Inquiry | statement |
| Metropolitan Police Service | statement |
| Home Office | statement |
| Non-State Core Participants Coordination Group | statement |
| Category H core participants, Monica, Rosa, Ruth, Lindsey, Donna McLean, Maya | statement |
| Fire Brigades Union | statement |
| Atif Choudhury, Asa Winstanley and MCD | statement |
| Non-state core participants represented by Bhatt Murphy, including 'MT' | statement |
| Lois Austin, Lindsey German, Chris Nineham, John Rees, Hannah Sell and Stop the War Coalition | statement |
| Emily Apple | statement |
| Guy Taylor, Noel Douglas | statement |
| Ken Livingstone | statement |
| Non-state core participants represented by Hodge, Jones and Allen | statement |
| Norman Blair, Friends of Freedom Press | statement |
| Tranche 3 Phase 3 (no oral statements) | |
|---|---|
| Core Participant | |
| Undercover Policing Inquiry | statement |
| Home Office | statement |
| Metropolitan Police Service | statement |
| HN43 Peter Francis | statement |
| Non-State Core Participants Coordination Group | statement |
| Lois Austin, Lindsey German, Dave Nellist, Chris Nineham, John Rees, Hannah Sell, Stop the War Coalition and Youth against Racism in Europe | statement |
| Core Participants represented by Kellys Solicitors (Emily Apple, Hunt Saboteurs Association, L3) | statement |
| Kate Wilson | statement |
| 'S' (Category M) | statement |
| Sukhdev Reel and Tish Reel, MSS and MWS and Movement for Justice | statement |
| Category F Core Participants represented by Bindmans | statement |
| Clandestine Rebel Clown Army, Rythms of Resistance Samba Band, Indra DonFrancesco, Megan Donfrancesco-Reddy and Morgana DonFrancesco-Reddy | statement |
| Dave Morris (McLibel) | statement |
| Non-state core participants represented by Hodge, Jones and Allen | statement |
| Frank Smith, Dave Smith and Stephen Hedley | statement |
| Dr Neville Lawrence OBE | statement |
| TBS | statement, supplementary statement |
| Guy Taylor, Noel Douglas | statement |
| Norman Blair, Friends of Freedom Press | statement |
| 'Bea' | statement |
| Category H (Relationships) core participants | statement |
| Donal O'Driscoll | statement |
| Diane Abbott MP, Dame Joan Ruddock | statement |
| Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Suresh Grover and the Monitoring Group, Dan Gillman, Dave Smith, Frank Smith, Lisa Teuscher, Steve Acheson, Steve Hedley and the Blacklist Support Group | statement |
| Patricia Armani da Silva and the Newham Monitoring Project | statement |