Bae order State Research pickets CORMAL the police undertook fundamental change of direction in traditional policing roles: *Every major city now has its own SPG, many of them playing the dual Congress asserts that the activities of the Speciai Patrol Group pose a fundamental challenge to public ordér and to the civil and political rights of citizens legitimately engaged in industrial disputes and political activity. Despite discussions with the Police Federation and the previous Government. the activities of the Special Patrol Group continue to raise issues of deep unwarranted intervention at Southall which clearly merited a public inquiry have provided further evidence of the dangerous and unregulated character of Congress believes that the Special Patrol Group must now be disbanded and instructs the incoming General Council to actively pursue this objective.
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CENTENCES role of anti-crime and para-military units. The SPG in London, and those in the provinces, and more in industrial disputes and political demonstrations, record during the Grunwick dispute and their are involved more some of and by In Greater called for the policing communities, single having an anti-terrorist capacity they are developing the ability to take on the functions that had previously been the preserve of the army — the ability to kill.
There have been widespread demands for the disbandment of the London SPG, the Tactical Aid Group Manchester and the Support Group in Strathclyde. TUC general secretary Len Murray has disbanding of the London SPG, and the Labour Party Conference will also have before it a resolution to this effect in October.
This survey shows that SPG-typ units exist in many other parts of the country outsdie London, and Ina their elite status and training leads them to be 'aggressive and violent when called on to undertake norma roles in the local at strikes and demonstrations'.
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