Theresa May announced the Undercover Policing Inquiry some eleven years ago. The news came hot on the heels as The Public Office (Accountability) Bill – also known as the ‘Hillsborough Law’ – passed through the House of Commons (Hillsborough Law Bill – GOV.UK). Political policing. Although Section 14 of The Inquiries Act (2005) does offer the power to terminate a statutory public inquiry where it is no longer deemed possible or necessary for one to continue. Links to the Home Office, COPS and Police Spies Out of LivesSpycops Survivors Fear Home Office Will Shut Down InquiryStatement on Home Office consultation on future of #Spycops Inquiry – Police Spies Out of LivesFuture of the Undercover Policing Inquiry – GOV.UK