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MI5 sought an order from #CSAinquiry to BLOCK publication of part of a statement to inquiry from MI5 witness that names FIVE politicians and one senior civil servant against whom CSA allegations appear in MI5 documents. 1/10
Cloak of secrecy over child sexual abuse...
Security Service, better known as MI5, also sought an order from #CSAinquiry to STOP publication of passages of documents disclosed to inquiry by OTHER government bodies that are “linked to MI5”. 2/10
Security Service, better known as MI5, also sought an order from #CSAinquiry to STOP publication of passages of documents disclosed to inquiry by OTHER government bodies that are “linked to MI5”. 2/10
In addition, MI5 sought an order from #CSAinquiry to REDACT MI5’s file references on documents that it and other government bodies have disclosed to inquiry. 3/10
And MI5 sought an order from #CSAinquiry to stop publication of names of MI5 staff other than the most senior officials who are already publicly identified. 4/10
Plus, MI5 sought an order from #CSAinquiry to redact parts of its OWN child and vulnerable adult protection policy, which it disclosed to inquiry.
The policy covers whether/when to intervene when officers learn of CSA, for example by MI5 agent or as part of an operation. 5/10
The policy covers whether/when to intervene when officers learn of CSA, for example by MI5 agent or as part of an operation. 5/10
MI5 submitted its application to #CSAinquiry to ban disclosure of certain information in December, citing “national security” and a policy of “neither confirm, nor deny”.
MI5 even tried to keep rationale for application secret.
But inquiry said that this was just not on. 6/10
MI5 even tried to keep rationale for application secret.
But inquiry said that this was just not on. 6/10
NO MORE COVER UP...
Alexis Jay, #CSAinquiry chairwoman, has ruled that the MI5 statement that names five politicians and a senior civil servant against whom CSA allegations appear in MI5 documents MUST BE NAMED.
MI5 accepts the ruling, she says. 7/10
Alexis Jay, #CSAinquiry chairwoman, has ruled that the MI5 statement that names five politicians and a senior civil servant against whom CSA allegations appear in MI5 documents MUST BE NAMED.
MI5 accepts the ruling, she says. 7/10
However, Alexis Jay has granted the third and fourth parts of MI5’s application for a restriction order (see tweets 3 and 4 above) on basis that the material is “irrelevant” to #CSAinquiry. 8/10
Alexis Jay has also granted the second part of MI5’s application for a restriction order (see tweet 2) after MI5 withdrew some of its proposed redactions and on basis that the rest are irrelevant to #CSAinquiry. 9/10
And Alexis Jay, #CSAinquiry chairwoman, has granted the fifth part of MI5’s application for a restriction order (see tweet 5 above), which was sought for “operational reasons”. Ruling here: iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/… 10/10
