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HN2185 Colin V. Hewett was Deputy Assistant Commissioner from October 1980 to January 1985. 

He would receive the Annual Reports of the Special Demonstration Squad, and would advise the Home Office on continuing the funding of the unit. Hewit was also involved in the creating of new Guidelines for Special Branch.

He is deceased.

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Reports

CSV
Date
Originator
MPS-UCPI
Title
Metropolitan Police Special Branch
MPS-0731858
Minute sheet that accompanied Annual Report 1979 on continuation of the Squad from 1979 to 1982, inc affirmation from DAC Bob Bryan
Colin Hewett
Home Office
MPS-0731862
Letter from Hayden Phillips at Home Office to DAC Colin Hewett authorising an increase in SDS expenditure
Colin Hewett
Metropolitan Police Special Branch
MPS-0737347
Minute sheet from file regarding continuation of the SDS from 1982 to 1986
Colin Hewett
MI5
UCPI0000027518
MI5 letter asking the DAC to pass on thanks to HN80 after a meeting in which MI5 were given details about the SWP
Colin Hewett
MI5
UCPI0000028786
Note (presumably from MI5) to DAC requesting additional details on someone from the League for Socialist Action
Colin Hewett
Metropolitan Police Special Branch
MPS-0748422
Correspondance between senior officers about the report ''Political Extremism and the Campaign for Police Accountability within the Metropolitan Police District' and countering such monitoring groups, inc minute sheet
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000035096
Home Office letter expressing concern over the scope of a Special Branch report into police monitoring groups, inc explanatory letter from DAC Hewett (attached)
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004821
Home Office letter to Chief Constable Kenneth Oxford on the definition of subversion, inc speeches by Lord Harris and Leon Brittan (not attached)
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000035095
Home Office letter to Sir Brian Cubbon on restarting the review of the Special Branch Terms of Reference
Colin Hewett
Metropolitan Police Service
UCPI0000004632
Letter from DAC Hewett to JG Pilling (HO) enclosing existing Special Branch Terms of Reference ahead of Home Office discussion paper (not attached)
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004631
Home Office internal letter to JG Pilling enclosing draft Revised Terms of Reference for Special Branches (not attached)
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004417
Home Office letter to Chief Constable Ken Oxford enclosing draft version of Home Office guidelines for Special Branches
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004658
Notes of a Home Office, police, MI5 and ACPO meeting to revise Guidelines for Special Branches, held at Home Office on 30 Oct 1983, inc annexes of revised draft and cover letter (not attached)
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004659
Notes of meeting of Home Office, police and MI5 to discuss new Guidelines for Special Branches
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004434
Home Office letter on the timetable for the review of Guidelines for Special Branches
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004653
Internal Home Office letter on circulating new draft Guidelines for Special Branches for comment
Colin Hewett
Metropolitan Police Special Branch
MPS-0730903
SDS Annual Report 1983, inc Home Office letter authorising continuation
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004648
Home Office letter to Ken Oxford (ACPO) attaching revised draft of Guidelines for Special Branches
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004645
Note of a Home Office, police and MI5 meeting to discuss and amend Guidelines for Special Branches and Surveillance
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004639
Home Office letter to Ken Oxford (ACPO) enclosing revised version of the Guidelines for Special Branches
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004640
Home Office letter to Peter Imbert (ACPO) enclosing revised version of the Guidelines for Special Branches
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004678
Home Office letter to Ken Oxford (ACPO) on revised Guidelines for Special Branches and Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000035129
Internal Home Office letter concerning the Home Affairs Select Committee enquiry into Special Branches
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004542
Home Office letter to Buck (ACPO) noting ammendments made to draft Guidelines for Special Branches
Colin Hewett
Home Office
UCPI0000004672
Minutes of Home Office, police and MI5 meeting planning for evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry into Special Branches
Colin Hewett
Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC)
UCPI0000035160
Fourth Report from the Home Affairs Select Committee Session 1984-85 on Special Branch
Colin Hewett

Procedural

CSV
Date
Title
Document Type
Topic
Timeline of SDS and commanding officers for Tranche 1 – Version 3.2
Timeline
Timeline of SDS and commanding officers for Tranche 2
Timeline