Specialist Operations

Specialist Operations is part of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and is divided into three sections known as commands. Within these three commands, there are several units whose roles are to help keep safe people who live in, work in and visit London.

The three commands are:

• Protection Command
  Protection Command is made up of three units responsible for protection services for the Royal Family, ministers and public officials at threat from terrorism, including, visiting heads of government and other public figures.

• Counter Terrrorism Command
  The aim of the CT Command is to protect London and the UK from the threat of terrorism. The CT Command is divided into four strands: Intelligence, Investigations, Partnership and Business.

• Security Command
  Security Command is formed of three units that provide protection of the Palace of Westminster, Heathrow and City of London Airports, and additional security and counter-terrorism co-ordination for London.
  
  SO23 Olympic Command has been created, for a period up to the Olympics and Paralympics, to host matters relating to Olympic additionality and coordination.

For more information about the Oympics please see here