Is a policy which the appellants say ‘authorises’ officers of the Security Service (MI5) to run undercover agents who participate in the commission of criminal offences unlawful? Its difficulty is shown by the very fact that, on that question, two of the five members of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (‘the Tribunal’), whose decision is under appeal to this court, dissented from the majority view.
Judges:
Lord Justice Davis, Lord Justice Haddon-Cave and Lord Justice Dingemans
Citations:
[2021] EWCA Civ 330
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Police
Updated: 06 October 2022; Ref: scu.659370
