The PM knows all about them, but it's established in the Christmas Invasion that the PM isn't supposed to know about Torchwood, so it seems to operate without Parliamentary oversight. And since as far as I can tell contemporary interpretations of the British unwritten constitution have the Sovereign's power originating in Parliament, Torchwood is thus a criminal organization.
And I don't know if I'd call them bad people, but they're certainly not good people. That's pretty much established in that montage from the first episode, but driven home most forcefully in the Gwen/Own relationship, in the torture scene in Countrycide, the parallels with Suzy, etc.
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Date: 2007-07-02 09:31 am (UTC)And I don't know if I'd call them bad people, but they're certainly not good people. That's pretty much established in that montage from the first episode, but driven home most forcefully in the Gwen/Own relationship, in the torture scene in Countrycide, the parallels with Suzy, etc.