Whistle-blower Peter Francis gives evidence at the Undercover Policing Inquiry this week

Peter Francis is the only former undercover officer in the secret unit deployed to infiltrate political groups who has blown the whistle on the secret operations of the now defunct Special Demonstration Squad. Over many years, he has exposed wrongdoing in disclosures to the Guardian and other media outlets. He is represented by Maya Sikand KC (who has acted for him for 10 years), leading Laura Profumo of Doughty Street Chambers, instructed by Erin Alcock and Emma Jones of Leigh Day solicitors.

Media coverage includes:

• The Guardian: Two Met officers running spycops unit were ‘incredibly racist’, inquiry told

• The Times: Undercover police ‘trawled graveyards for children’s identities’

• The Guardian: Deceiving women into sexual relations ‘part of work’ for spycops, inquiry told