Abstract
This chapter provides context and background to the use of undercover policing in the UK. Highlighting the ways in which undercover police have been used to infiltrate groups and organisations, it considers the problematic issues that have arisen in relation to human rights and civil liberties. Undercover policing relies on the development of relationships that are based on subterfuge and which utilise deception as a form of intelligence gathering. The legitimacy of such practices has been questioned in recent years, given the profound implications for those under surveillance, and have been subject to recent reviews focused on the role and activities of undercover officers. In particular, recent concerns about the political nature of undercover policing are considered and issues of accountability and democratic freedoms are explored.
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