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Parents of dead babies whose identities were stolen by undercover policemen may not find out if their children’s names were used.
A ruling by an inquiry set up to examine undercover policing i n En g l a nd and Wales says anonymity for police might preclude parents being told the truth.
Bereaved mums and dads have demanded that police reveal whether the identities of their dead children, some thought to be Scots, were stolen.
The actions of undercover off icers with secret Met Pol ice units led to the Pitchford Inquiry being established last year but campaigners have called on its remit to be widened to include undercover operations in Scotland.
Of f icers inf i ltrated protest groups and duped women into relationships whi le others stole the identities of dead babies.
Some Met officers operated in Scotland leading to calls for the inqui r y to be extended north of the border. Forme r u nd e r c o v e r policeman Peter Francis admitted he stole the identity of a four-year-old dead boy.
The decision by Si r Christopher Pitchford, chairman of the inquiry, said: “The ruling acknowledge that a number of families have already expressed a wish to know whether a child’s identity was the subject of this practice.
“It may not be possible for the inquiry to provide an answer to this, where this would breach or undermine a restriction order.”