A Basic Command Unit (BCU) is the largest unit into which territorial British Police forces are divided BCUs may alternatively be called an Area Command or a Division .They will also contain smaller, more local teams which are often called a Local Policing Unit (LPU) or a Local Policing Team (LPT). There are 228 BCUs (or equivalent units) in England and Wales.
6-736: The Homicide and Major Crime Command (SCO 1) is an Operational Command Unit of the Metropolitan Police responsible for the investigation of homicide and other serious crimes in London. Most of their work was carried out by major investigation teams (MITs), of which there were 24. It was formerly known as the Homicide and Serious Crime Command (SCD 1). As of May 2018, there were 722 personnel in SCO 1, including 540 police officers and 182 civilian staff. Major investigation teams (MITs) are
12-419: Is split into 10 Local Policing Units (LPUs). Each LPU is in turn organized into four Core Policing Teams (CPTs) that manage its different core functions: Investigation , Neighbourhood , Response and Community Action and Priority Team (CAPT) . Warwickshire Police has abolished BCUs, the first British territorial police force to do so. The force is now divided directly into five Districts, each headed by
18-558: Is undertaken by the Specialist Crime and Operations Directorate's Homicide Command, which is split geographically into five units (West, Central, East, North and South), each led by a Detective Superintendent. Each of the Command Units has four Major Investigation Teams (MITs), consisting of fifty staff, led by a Detective Chief Inspector (DCI), who performs the role of senior investigating officer (SIO). In addition to
24-666: The MITs, the Homicide and Serious Crime Command also had five citywide units: Operational Command Unit Most forces are divided into at least three BCUs and some have many more. Most BCUs are further subdivided into smaller units. The BCU is usually commanded by a Chief Superintendent . Until recently the Metropolitan Police used the term Borough Operational Command Unit (BOCU) for regional units within Frontline Policing (previously known as Territorial Policing),
30-777: The specialised homicide squads of the Homicide and Major Crime Command—there are twenty-four MITs within the MPS. MITs investigate cases of murder , manslaughter , attempted murder where the evidence of intended threat and other investigations identified for specialist needs. MITs were established in 2000 to replace the former Area Major Incident Pools (AMIPs) as part of the MPS's Serious Crime Group. In 2001, there were thirty-one murder investigation teams operating in London , made up of eight hundred and thirty-four police officers, one hundred and eighty-two civilian staff, and fourteen senior detectives. Currently, all homicide investigation in London
36-549: The subdivision of the Met responsible for day-to-day policing within the 32 London boroughs . Between 2017 and 2019 the 32 BOCUs were reorganised to form 12 new Basic Command Units , each incorporating between two and four of the original BOCUs (see the article on Collar numbers ). The term Operational Command Unit (OCU) is used for specialised units, for example the Aviation Security OCU . West Midlands Police
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