"National Police Chiefs Council insists using controversial covert undercover tactics is a matter for local police commanders In July 2015, the National Police Chiefs Council published new guidance on operations targeting anti-fracking protests. In response,
“National Police Chiefs Council insists using controversial covert undercover tactics is a matter for local police commanders
In July 2015, the National Police Chiefs Council published new guidance on operations targeting anti-fracking protests. In response, Netpol produced a detailed briefing raising eighteen questions about the scale and tactics of policing operations and the necessity of undertaking significant intelligence-gathering targeting opponents of fracking. Now, nearly a year on, we have finally received a reply from Norfolk Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) Sarah Hamlin, of the NPCC’s National Protest Working Group.”
See the full text: Police refuse to rule out using undercover officers at anti-fracking protests (link)
And see: Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Guidance (pdf) and see Netpol response (link)