Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
Policy description
There have been votes in Parliament on procedures for enabling the authorisation of criminal conduct by undercover police officers, other public officials working undercover, and members of the public recruited by public bodies as covert sources.
View policy details.Analysis for Ian Blackford
Ian Blackford consistently voted against (0% aligned) authorising criminal conduct by undercover officers and covert sources.
Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted against (6% aligned).
Scoring Divisions
Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.
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Guide to columns
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person vote: the vote cast by the person
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party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.
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policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.
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policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.
| motion | date | person vote | party alignment | policy direction | policy aligned |
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| Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Second Reading | 2020-10-05 | absent | na | agree | na |
| Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Third Reading | 2020-10-15 | no | 100% | agree | not aligned |
| Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Clause 1 — Authorisation of Criminal Conduct — Exclusions | 2021-01-27 | no | 100% | agree | not aligned |
| Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Clause 1 — Authorisation of Criminal Conduct — Children and Vulnerable Sources | 2021-01-27 | no | 100% | agree | not aligned |
Informative Divisions
Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.
| motion | date | person vote | party alignment | policy direction | policy aligned |
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| Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Clause 1 — Authorisation of Criminal Conduct | 2020-10-15 | aye | 100% | against | not aligned |
| Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Clause 1 — Authorisation of Criminal Conduct | 2020-10-15 | aye | 100% | against | not aligned |
| Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Clause 2 — Relevant Authorities | 2020-10-15 | aye | 100% | against | not aligned |
| Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — New Clause 4 — Trade Unions | 2020-10-15 | aye | 100% | against | not aligned |
| Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Clause 1 — Authorisation of Criminal Conduct | 2021-01-27 | no | 100% | agree | not aligned |