[119] Other departments, such as Special Branch and Child Protection, award non-detectives "branch detective" status, allowing them to use the "Detective" prefix. At its peak, Specialist Operations (SO) was a group of twenty specialist units, which were formed to give the Metropolitan Police a specialist policing capability. Policing the beats: The criminalisation of UK drill and grime music by MDC Arrest Hotline: 213-485-2556. Inter-agency communication channels continue to be developed in conjunction with the Security Service, the lead authority for counter terrorism intelligence. A gun battle ensued (a very rare event in London at that time). The PaDP is a branch of MPS Protection Command. You must be able to receive, register and appropriately grade enquiries and information from internal and external sources including intelligence agencies. Terrorist incidents and complex murder enquiries will almost always be investigated by the Met,[30][31] with the assistance of any relevant specialist force, even if they are committed on Ministry of Defence or railway property. I was informed that I had passed and then 3 days later I was informed that a mistake had been made and that I had actually failed the vetting process I am now formally requesting under the Act the reasons why I have not passed and why this mistake has been made because potentially this has . Changes in the way the government pays for police pensions will lead to further cuts. For example, in 2009, the Metropolitan Police addressed the critical issues of diversity and equality setting out aims for tackling discrimination and inequality of transgender people (Metropolitan Police, 2009). "[112] The majority of children strip-searched were innocent. The Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department has undergone major re-structuring resulting in the amalgamation of Royalty Protection and Royal Palaces on 1 April 1995. Operation Venice Formed in 2017 to deal with record-breaking, This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 18:20. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle todays complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged.