Andy Coles is an English former police officer and politician known for his undercover work in the 1990s and subsequent political career.
[1] Between 1991 and 1995, Coles served as an undercover police officer infiltrating animal rights groups.
[3] Following reference to his undercover work in an autobiography written by his brother Richard Coles, activists uncovered his true identity in 2017.
[2][3] Coles wrote the Special Demonstration Squad Tradecraft Manual that was used by subsequent undercover officers, which advised on managing sexual relationships with those they were targeting and the use of dead children's names as cover identities.
[1] Following this accusation in 2017, Coles resigned from his role as Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner.