Counter Terrorism Command

Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) or SO15 is a Specialist Operations branch within London's Metropolitan Police Service.^[1] Counter Terrorism Command was established as a result of the merging of the Anti-Terrorist Branch (SO13), and the Special Branch in 2006, to form a single counter-terrorism investigative unit.^[1] CTC has over 1,500 Police Officers and staff, and a number of investigators based overseas. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Osbourn is the current Head of the CTC.

Responsibilities

According to the Counter Terrorism Command's website, its responsibilities are: ^[2]

• To bring to justice those engaged in terrorism, domestic extremism and related offences.
• To provide a proactive and reactive response to terrorism, domestic extremism and related offences, including the prevention and disruption of such activity.
• Support the National Co-ordination of Terrorist Investigations outside London.
• To gather and exploit intelligence on terrorism and extremism in London.
• To assess, analyse and develop intelligence to aid operational activity.
• To engage in partnership with London’s varying communities in order to understand their concerns and to provide reassurance and support where needed.
• To provide specialist security advice internally and externally.
• To provide an explosive ordnance disposal and CBRN capability in London.
• To assist the British MI5 Security Service and MI6 Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) in fulfilling their statutory roles.
• To be the police single point of contact for international partners in counter-terrorism matters
• Assisting in the protection of British interests overseas and the investigation of attacks against them.

See also

• Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre
• MI5 & MI6
• National Counter Terrorism Security Office
• National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Metropolitan Police Service - Specialist Operations". Met.police.uk. 2006-10-02. http://www.met.police.uk/so/counter_terrorism.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
2. ^ "Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command". http://www.met.police.uk/so/counter_terrorism.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 

External links

• Counter Terrorism Command
• Metropolitan Police Crime Academy
• Metropolitan Police Leadership Academy