The Public Order Operational Command Unit (CO11) is a
Met Operations
Met Operations, also known as Met Ops, is one of the four business groups which forms the Metropolitan Police Service and is responsible for providing operational support services.. It was created during the 2018-19 restructuring of the service, am ...
unit of
London
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's
Metropolitan Police Service, the unit is responsible for a series of specialist policing activities, which include:
* Public order and event policing – including
Forward Intelligence Teams
* Public order training
* Emergency procedures
* Contingency planning
* Officer safety policy and training
CO11 supports other operational units and borough command units with advice and guidance, including the training arm of the Mounted Branch. Its numeral recalls its former identity as the Criminal Intelligence Branch, at which time it was numbered SO11.
The unit's subdivisions previously included CO11 (7), the
Dog Support Unit (DSU), now part of
Met Taskforce (MO7).
References
Public Order Operational Command Unit
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