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Counter Terrorism Policing is the national collaboration of police forces working to prevent, deter, and investigate terrorism in the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2]

The network is governed by the National Police Collaboration Agreement Relating to Counter Terrorism Activities Made Under Section 22A of the Police Act 1996. The network is accountable to the United Kingdom Government and the National Police Chiefs' Council Counter Terrorism Coordination Committee which is chaired by the Metropolitan Police Service Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations (ACSO) who also acts as the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing. The network is also functionally coordinated by two Senior National Coordinators who are usually Metropolitan Police Service Deputy Assistant Commissioners co-located within the Counter Terrorism Command.

Counter Terrorism Policing stretches across the United Kingdom and sees specialist officers and staff working with the Home Office, MI5 and other intelligence, security and criminal justice agencies around the world. It is made up of dedicated regional Counter Terrorism Units and national police units and is responsible for the delivery of the policing contribution to the CONTEST strategy.^[2]

The Australian Federal Police's Joint Counter-Terrorism Teams, Canada's Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams, and the United States' Joint Terrorism Task Force model can be seen as analogous to Counter Terrorism Policing.

Counter Terrorism Coordination Committee

The Counter Terrorism Coordination Committee (CTCC) of the National Police Chiefs' Council is a national coordination body made of chief officers of the nine regional lead counter terrorism police forces and other thematic leads alongside senior representatives of government departments and other agencies including the Home Office and MI5. It is chaired by Metropolitan Police Service Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations.

The CTCC is the focal point for on counter terrorism policing and related issues and is responsible for developing national counter terrorism and domestic extremism strategic policy through the Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ). The CTCC also liaises with government and other partners on behalf of UK police forces. The CTCC is also staffed by a small number of chief police officers dedicated full-time to providing strategic direction and coordination relating to particular counter terrorism policing themes.^[2]

The Counter Terrorism Policing Senior Leadership as defined by the National Counter Terrorism Collaboration Agreement as the CTCC Chair, Vice Chair(s)s, the Senior National Coordinator Pursue, the Senior National Coordinator Protect & Prepare, the Director General of CTPHQ, and the Director of Counter Terrorism Resources.

Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters

The Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters is responsible for developing policy and strategy and providing a single national voice on behalf of the Counter Terrorism Policing. The CTPHQ also coordinates national projects and programmes, provides administrative and support services to the national network, advises the government on budgets and resourcing for counter terrorism policing in England and Wales.

Counter Terrorism Policing Operations Centre

Within the CTPHQ is the Counter Terrorism Policing Operations Centre serving as the central operational command made up of units that provide operational support to Counter Terrorism Policing. Teams within the Operations Centre are:

Ports Team
Intelligence Team
Firearms Suppression Team
Coordination Centre

Senior National Coordinators

The Senior National Coordinator for Pursue is responsible for coordinating counter terrorism investigations. The Senior National Coordinator for Protect & Prepare is responsible for advising and coordinating national Counter Terrorism Policing protection and preparation activities.

Regional Counter Terrorism Units

Counter Terrorism Policing is made up of eleven regional Counter Terrorism Units (CTUs) and regional Counter Terrorism Intelligence Units (CTIUs) which bring together intelligence, operations and investigation functions around the United Kingdom to help prevent, disrupt and prosecute terrorist activities.^[2] Units are regionally based and resourced by regional police forces and are composed of detectives, financial and cyber investigators, community contact teams, intelligence analysts, and forensic specialists. Each CTU provides coordination and specialist support for their respective regions. The CTUs are located as follows:

Counter Terrorism Policing North West led by the Greater Manchester Police with Cheshire Constabulary, Cumbria Constabulary, Isle of Man Constabulary, Lancashire Constabulary, and Merseyside Police.
Counter Terrorism Policing North East led by the West Yorkshire Police with Cleveland Police, Durham Constabulary, Humberside Police, Northumbria Police, North Yorkshire Police, and South Yorkshire Police.
Counter Terrorism Policing South East led by the Thames Valley Police for Hampshire Constabulary, Kent Police, Surrey Police, and Sussex Police.
Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands led by the West Midlands Police with Staffordshire Police, Warwickshire Police, and West Mercia Police.
Counter Terrorism Command led by the Metropolitan Police Service with City of London Police.

The Regional Counter Terrorism Intelligence Units are also resourced by the police forces in their respective areas and carry out primarily intelligence gathering operations. The CTIUs are located as follows:^[2]

Counter Terrorism Policing South West led by the Avon and Somerset Police with Devon and Cornwall Police, Dorset Police, Gloucestershire Constabulary, Wiltshire Police, States of Guernsey Police Service, and States of Jersey Police.
Counter Terrorism Policing Wales led by the South Wales Police with Dyfed–Powys Police, Gwent Police, and North Wales Police.
Counter Terrorism Policing Eastern led by the Bedfordshire Police with Essex Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Hertfordshire Constabulary, Suffolk Constabulary, and Norfolk Constabulary.
Counter Terrorism Policing East Midlands led by the Derbyshire Police with Leicestershire Police, Lincolnshire Police, Northamptonshire Police, and Nottinghamshire Police.
Scotland Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit led by the Police Scotland.
Northern Ireland Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit led by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Special Branches

In addition to the regional counter terrorism units, local Special Branches assist in protecting national security and are in some police forces managed and tasked by the regional counter terrorism units.^[3]

References

^ "Counter Terrorism Policing". www.counterterrorism.police.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Counter Terrorism Policing - What We Do". counterterrorism.police.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ The Terrorism Acts in 2012: Report of the Independent Reviewer on the Operation of the Terrorism Act 2000 and of part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation David Anderson. Page 46

External links

[counterterrorism.police.uk-1] "Counter Terrorism Policing". www.counterterrorism.police.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

[npcc.police.uk1-2] "Counter Terrorism Policing - What We Do". counterterrorism.police.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[3] The Terrorism Acts in 2012: Report of the Independent Reviewer on the Operation of the Terrorism Act 2000 and of part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation David Anderson. Page 46

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+{{Short description|UK national counter terrorism policing network}}
-Counter Terrorism Policing is the national collaboration of [[law enforcement in the United Kingdom|police forces]] in the [[United Kingdom]] working to prevent, deter and investigate [[Terrorism in the United Kingdom|terrorism in the United Kingdom]].<ref name="counterterrorism.police.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/|title=Counter Terrorism Policing|website=www.counterterrorism.police.uk|accessdate=26 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="npcc.police.uk1">{{cite web|url=https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/what-we-do/|title=Counter Terrorism Policing - What We Do|website=counterterrorism.police.uk|accessdate=28 November 2018}}</ref>
+[[File:Counter Terrorism Policing.png|thumb|Logo]]'''Counter Terrorism Policing''' is the national collaboration of [[law enforcement in the United Kingdom|police forces]] working to prevent, deter, and investigate [[terrorism in the United Kingdom]].<ref name="counterterrorism.police.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/|title=Counter Terrorism Policing|website=www.counterterrorism.police.uk|accessdate=26 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="npcc.police.uk1">{{cite web|url=https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/what-we-do/|title=Counter Terrorism Policing - What We Do|website=counterterrorism.police.uk|accessdate=28 November 2018}}</ref>
-The Network is governed by the National Police Collaboration Agreement Relating to Counter Terrorism Activities Made Under Section 22A of the [[Police Act 1996]].<ref name="westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk">{{cite web|date=26 July 2019|title=Collaboration Agreement – National Counter Terrorism Police Services|url=https://www.npcc.police.uk/Counter%20Terrorism/CT%20Collaboration%20Agreement%202019%20v1.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref>  The Network is accountable to the [[United Kingdom Government]] and the [[National Police Chiefs' Council]] Counter Terrorism Coordination Committee which is chaired by the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] [[Specialist Operations|Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations]] (ACSO) who also acts as the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing. The Network is also functionally coordinated by two Senior National Coordinators who are usually [[Metropolitan Police Service]] [[Deputy Assistant Commissioner|Deputy Assistant Commissioners]] co-located within the [[Counter Terrorism Command]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/our-network/|title=Counter Terrorism Policing - Our Network|website=counterterrorism.police.uk/our-network/|accessdate=28 November 2018}}</ref>
+The network is governed by the National Police Collaboration Agreement Relating to Counter Terrorism Activities Made Under Section 22A of the [[Police Act 1996]]. The network is accountable to the [[United Kingdom Government]] and the [[National Police Chiefs' Council]] Counter Terrorism Coordination Committee which is chaired by the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] [[Specialist Operations|Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations]] (ACSO) who also acts as the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing. The network is also functionally coordinated by two Senior National Coordinators who are usually [[Metropolitan Police Service]] [[Deputy Assistant Commissioner]]s co-located within the [[Counter Terrorism Command]].
-The Network stretches across the United Kingdom and sees specialist officers and staff working with the [[Home Office]], [[MI5]] and other intelligence, security and criminal justice agencies around the world. It is made up of dedicated Regional Counter Terrorism Units and national police units and is responsible for the delivery of the policing contribution to the [[CONTEST]] strategy.<ref name="npcc.police.uk1" />
+Counter Terrorism Policing stretches across the United Kingdom and sees specialist officers and staff working with the [[Home Office]], [[MI5]] and other intelligence, security and criminal justice agencies around the world. It is made up of dedicated regional Counter Terrorism Units and national police units and is responsible for the delivery of the policing contribution to the [[CONTEST]] strategy.<ref name="npcc.police.uk1" />
-The [[Australian Federal Police]]'s [[Australian Federal Police#Joint Counter Terrorism Teams|Joint Counter Terrorism Teams]], [[Canada]]'s [[Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams]], and the [[United States]]' [[Joint Terrorism Task Force]] model can be seen as analogous to Counter Terrorism Policing.
+The [[Australian Federal Police]]'s [[Australian Federal Police#Joint Counter-Terrorism Teams|Joint Counter-Terrorism Teams]], [[Canada]]'s [[Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams]], and the [[United States]]' [[Joint Terrorism Task Force]] model can be seen as analogous to Counter Terrorism Policing.
 ==Counter Terrorism Coordination Committee==
 The Counter Terrorism Coordination Committee (CTCC) of the [[National Police Chiefs' Council]] is a national coordination body made of chief officers of the nine regional lead counter terrorism police forces and other thematic leads alongside senior representatives of government departments and other agencies including the [[Home Office]] and [[MI5]]. It is chaired by [[Metropolitan Police Service]] [[Specialist Operations|Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations]].
 The CTCC is the focal point for on counter terrorism policing and related issues and is responsible for developing national counter terrorism and domestic extremism strategic policy through the Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ). The CTCC also liaises with government and other partners on behalf of UK police forces. The CTCC is also staffed by a small number of chief police officers dedicated full-time to providing strategic direction and coordination relating to particular counter terrorism policing themes.<ref name="npcc.police.uk1"/>
 The Counter Terrorism Policing Senior Leadership as defined by the National Counter Terrorism Collaboration Agreement as the CTCC Chair, Vice Chair(s)s, the Senior National Coordinator Pursue, the Senior National Coordinator Protect & Prepare, the Director General of CTPHQ, and the Director of Counter Terrorism Resources.
 ==Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters==
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 ==Counter Terrorism Policing Operations Centre==
 Within the CTPHQ is the Counter Terrorism Policing Operations Centre serving as the central operational command made up of units that provide operational support to Counter Terrorism Policing. Teams within the Operations Centre are:
-*Ports Team
+* Ports Team
-*Intelligence Team
+* Intelligence Team
-*Firearms Suppression Team
+* Firearms Suppression Team
-*Coordination Centre
+* Coordination Centre
 == Senior National Coordinators ==
-The Senior National Coordinator Pursue is responsible for coordinating counter terrorism investigations. The Senior National Coordinator Protect & Prepare is responsible for advising and coordinating national Counter Terrorism Policing protection and preparation activities.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 July 2019|title=Collaboration Agreement – National Counter Terrorism Police Services|url=https://www.npcc.police.uk/Counter%20Terrorism/CT%20Collaboration%20Agreement%202019%20v1.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The Senior National Coordinator for Pursue is responsible for coordinating counter terrorism investigations. The Senior National Coordinator for Protect & Prepare is responsible for advising and coordinating national Counter Terrorism Policing protection and preparation activities.
 ==Regional Counter Terrorism Units==
-The Counter Terrorism Policing Network is made up of eleven Regional Counter Terrorism Units (CTUs) and Regional Counter Terrorism Intelligence Units (CTIUs) which bring together intelligence, operations and investigation functions around the [[United Kingdom]] to help prevent, disrupt and prosecute terrorist activities.<ref name="npcc.police.uk1"/> Units are regionally based and resourced by regional police forces and are composed of detectives, financial and cyber investigators, community contact teams, intelligence analysts, and forensic specialists. Each CTU provides coordination and specialist support for their respective regions. The CTUs are located as follows:<ref name=":0" />
+Counter Terrorism Policing is made up of eleven regional Counter Terrorism Units (CTUs) and regional Counter Terrorism Intelligence Units (CTIUs) which bring together intelligence, operations and investigation functions around the [[United Kingdom]] to help prevent, disrupt and prosecute terrorist activities.<ref name="npcc.police.uk1"/> Units are regionally based and resourced by regional police forces and are composed of detectives, financial and cyber investigators, community contact teams, intelligence analysts, and forensic specialists. Each CTU provides coordination and specialist support for their respective regions. The CTUs are located as follows:
+* '''Counter Terrorism Policing North West''' led by the [[Greater Manchester Police]] with [[Cheshire Constabulary]], [[Cumbria Constabulary]], [[Isle of Man Constabulary]], [[Lancashire Constabulary]], and [[Merseyside Police]].
-*'''Counter Terrorism Policing North West''' led by the [[Greater Manchester Police]] with [[Cheshire Constabulary]], [[Cumbria Constabulary]], [[Isle of Man Constabulary]], [[Lancashire Constabulary]], and [[Merseyside Police]].
+* '''Counter Terrorism Policing North East''' led by the [[West Yorkshire Police]] with [[Cleveland Police]], [[Durham Constabulary]], [[Humberside Police]], [[Northumbria Police]], [[North Yorkshire Police]], and [[South Yorkshire Police]].
-*'''Counter Terrorism Policing North East''' led by the [[West Yorkshire Police]] with [[Cleveland Police]], [[Durham Constabulary]], [[Humberside Police]], [[Northumbria Police]], [[North Yorkshire Police]], and [[South Yorkshire Police]].
+* '''Counter Terrorism Policing South East''' led by the [[Thames Valley Police]] for [[Hampshire Constabulary]], [[Kent Police]], [[Surrey Police]], and [[Sussex Police]].
-*'''Counter Terrorism Policing South East''' led by the [[Thames Valley Police]] for [[Hampshire Constabulary]], [[Kent Police]], [[Surrey Police]], and [[Sussex Police]].
+* '''Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands''' led by the [[West Midlands Police]] with [[Staffordshire Police]], [[Warwickshire Police]], and [[West Mercia Police]].
-*'''Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands''' led by the [[West Midlands Police]] with [[Staffordshire Police]], [[Warwickshire Police]], and [[West Mercia Police]].
+* '''[[Counter Terrorism Command]]''' led by the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] with [[City of London Police]].
-*'''[[Counter Terrorism Command]]''' led by the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] with [[City of London Police]].
 The '''Regional Counter Terrorism Intelligence Units''' are also resourced by the police forces in their respective areas and carry out primarily intelligence gathering operations. The CTIUs are located as follows:<ref name="npcc.police.uk1"/>
+* '''Counter Terrorism Policing South West''' led by the [[Avon and Somerset Police]] with [[Devon and Cornwall Police]], [[Dorset Police]], [[Gloucestershire Constabulary]], [[Wiltshire Police]], [[States of Guernsey Police Service]], and [[States of Jersey Police]].
-*'''Counter Terrorism Policing South West''' led by the [[Avon and Somerset Police]] with [[Devon and Cornwall Police]], [[Dorset Police]], [[Gloucestershire Constabulary]], [[Wiltshire Police]], [[States of Guernsey Police Service]], and [[States of Jersey Police]].
+* '''Counter Terrorism Policing Wales''' led by the [[South Wales Police]] with [[Dyfed–Powys Police]], [[Gwent Police]], and [[North Wales Police]].
-*'''Counter Terrorism Policing Wales''' led by the [[South Wales Police]] with [[Dyfed–Powys Police]], [[Gwent Police]], and [[North Wales Police]].
+* '''Counter Terrorism Policing Eastern''' led by the [[Bedfordshire Police]] with [[Essex Police]], [[Cambridgeshire Constabulary]], [[Hertfordshire Constabulary]], [[Suffolk Constabulary]], and [[Norfolk Constabulary]].
-*'''Counter Terrorism Policing Eastern''' led by the [[Bedfordshire Police]] with [[Essex Police]], [[Cambridgeshire Constabulary]], [[Hertfordshire Constabulary]], [[Suffolk Constabulary]], and [[Norfolk Constabulary]].
+* '''Counter Terrorism Policing East Midlands''' led by the [[Derbyshire Police]] with [[Leicestershire Police]], [[Lincolnshire Police]], [[Northamptonshire Police]], and [[Nottinghamshire Police]].
-*'''Counter Terrorism Policing East Midlands''' led by the [[Derbyshire Police]] with [[Leicestershire Police]], [[Lincolnshire Police]], [[Northamptonshire Police]], and [[Nottinghamshire Police]].
+* '''Scotland Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit''' led by the [[Police Scotland]].
-*'''Scotland Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit''' led by the [[Police Scotland]].
+* '''Northern Ireland Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit''' led by the [[Police Service of Northern Ireland]].
-*'''Northern Ireland Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit''' led by the [[Police Service of Northern Ireland]].
 ===Special Branches===
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 ==See also==
-*[[Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism]]
+* [[MI5]]
+* [[Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism]]
-*[[National Counter Terrorism Security Office]]
+* [[National Counter Terrorism Security Office]]
-*[[Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit]]
+* [[Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit]]
+* [[CONTEST]]
-*[[National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit]]
-*[[CONTEST]]
+* [[Operation Temperer]]
+* [[National Security Council (United Kingdom)|United Kingdom National Security Council]]
-*[[Operation Temperer]]
-*[[National Security Council (United Kingdom)|United Kingdom National Security Council]]
+* [[National Security Strategy (United Kingdom)|United Kingdom National Security Strategy]]
+* [[Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre]]
-*[[National Security Strategy (United Kingdom)|United Kingdom National Security Strategy]]
+* [[Civil Contingencies Secretariat]]
-*[[Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre]]
+* [[Cabinet Office Briefing Room]]
-*[[Civil Contingencies Secretariat]]
+* [[Metropolitan Police Service]]
-*[[Cabinet Office Briefing Room]]
+** [[Specialist Operations]]
-*[[National Crime Agency]]
+** [[Counter Terrorism Command]]
-*[[Home Office]] [[Minister for Security|Minister of State for Security]]
+** [[Protection Command]]
-*[[Metropolitan Police Service]]
-**[[Specialist Operations]]
+** [[Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officer]]
+** [[Authorised Firearms Officer]] and [[Armed response vehicle|Armed Response Vehicle]]
-**[[Counter Terrorism Command]]
+* [[British intelligence agencies|United Kingdom intelligence agencies]]
-**[[Protection Command]]
+* [[List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories|United Kingdom law enforcement agencies]]
-**[[Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officer]]
-**[[Authorised Firearms Officer]] and [[Armed response vehicle|Armed Response Vehicle]]
-*[[United Kingdom Special Forces]]
-*[[British intelligence agencies|United Kingdom intelligence agencies]]
-*[[List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories|United Kingdom law enforcement agencies]]
 ==References==