Central Operations (abbreviated CO) was a major directorate of the
London Metropolitan Police Service
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...
that provides operational support to the rest of the service. It was commanded by
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, formerly Chief Constable of Surrey Police. In 2012 Central Operations (CO) merged with the Specialist Crime Directorate (SCD) to form
Specialist Crime & Operations (SC&O)
Units
There were many units within Central Operations.
Operational Support:
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Air Support Unit
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Dog Support UnitFilm Unit*
Marine Policing Unit
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Mounted Branch
See also
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Territorial Operations
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Territorial Operations was a group of eighteen specialist Metropolitan Police units which were set up in 1986 as part of Sir Kenneth Newman's restructuring of the Metropolitan Police Service. The Territorial Oper ...
, the predecessor to Central Operations
References
External links
Central Operations website
Metropolitan Police units
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