Below is an excerpt from the Gordon Mills profile at the former URG wiki, last updated in 2016. A new profile will be published if and when Inquiry disclosure is made about Mills.
Gordon Mills is a former police officer with Cambridgeshire Police and the National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit (NETCU). He subsequently became a lecturer on domestic extremism and council enforcement officer where responsibilities include overseeing traveller sites.
He came to public attention in November 2014 when it was revealed that while a Detective Chief Inspector at NETCU he had met with the blacklisting organisation Consultancy Association in 2008, offering to exchange information on individuals. In 2015 he was subjected to protests over his involvement in blacklisting.
The meeting was only learned of when a handwritten account by the head of the Consultancy Association, Ian Kerr, was leaked to MP John McDonnell. According to media reports it took place at the Bear Hotel, Woodstock, near Oxford, and was attended by six representatives of the construction industry.
At the time NETCU's website spoke of the liaison with industry in the following terms:
NETCU acts as a central support service for business and the academic sector targeted by domestic extremists, particularly organisations involved in or with connections to the animal research industry [...]. We assess risk and provide one-to-one tactical guidance, security advice and support on dealing with domestic extremist campaigns to help protect businesses and their employees.