Met police spy met woman under fake ID and later had child with her, inquiry hears

Officer infiltrated anarchist groups in London in the 1970s and met the woman during his deployment

An undercover police officer who infiltrated anarchist groups in the 1970s met a woman during his deployment and had a child with her, a public inquiry has heard. It appears to be the earliest known instance of a child being born from a relationship between a woman and an undercover officer who infiltrated political groups.

The woman met the officer during his deployment when he was using the fake identity of Jim Pickford. The public inquiry heard that from the mid-1970s onwards, undercover officers who infiltrated political groups regularly formed sexual relationships with women.