Metropolitan Police Public Order Operational Command Unit
The Public Order Operational Command Unit (CO11) is a Met Operations unit of London'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 | |
|---|---|
| Active | –Present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Central Operations |
| Type | Central Operations |
| Role | Domestic Public Order and Law Enforcement |
| Nickname(s) | CO11 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Chief Superintendent Ian Thomas[1][2] |
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).[3]
References
- "The Job Issue 16" (PDF).
- "Mounted police get royal seal of approval". getsurrey. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Equality Impact Assessment – Dogs Coming to Police Notice". Metropolitan Police Service. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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