article_snippet: Mrs announced Mrs intention to set up a judge-led public inquiry following the report of the independent Ellison Inquiry in March 2014, which found that Scotland Yard had spied on the family of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence.
article_snippet: Announcing the independent Ellison Inquiry, Mrs May said: 'The work of Mark Ellison and Operation Herne has unearthed serious historical failings in undercover policing practices.
article_snippet: As I said last year, I was profoundly shocked by Mark Ellison findings and committed to establishing a public inquiry to thoroughly investigate undercover policing and the operation of the SDS. '
article_snippet: While I initially said that Mark Ellison further work and criminal investigations needed to conclude before the inquiry commences, it has become apparent that these pieces of work were much larger than initially envisaged.
article_snippet: In the interest of learning the lessons of past failures, I have decided to establish the independent Ellison Inquiry now while ensuring existing work is not affected. '
article_snippet: She added: 'Operation Herne has previously found that the Home Office was instrumental in the establishment of the Special Demonstration Squad in 1968 and that the department initially provided direct funding for the SDS. '
article_snippet: The Permanent Secretary commissioned Stephen Taylor, former director at the Audit Commission, to establish the full extent of the Home Office knowledge of the SDS.
article_snippet: I'm grateful for Mr Taylor's report and will consider Mr Taylor's findings carefully.'