Counter Terrorism Command

Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) or SO15 is a Specialist Operations branch within London's Metropolitan Police Service. Counter Terrorism Command was established as a result of the merging of the Anti-Terrorist Branch (SO13), and the Special Branch in 2006, to form a single counter-terrorism investigative unit. CTC has over 1,500 Police Officers and staff, and a number of investigators based overseas. Commander Richard Walton is the head of the Counter Terrorism Command.

Responsibilities
According to the Counter Terrorism Command's website, its responsibilities are:


 * To bring to justice those engaged in terrorism, domestic extremism and related offences.
 * To provide a proactive and reactive response to terrorism, domestic extremism and related offences, including the prevention and disruption of such activity.
 * Support the National Co-ordination of Terrorist Investigations outside London.
 * To gather and exploit intelligence on terrorism and extremism in London.
 * To assess, analyse and develop intelligence to aid operational activity.
 * To engage in partnership with London’s varying communities in order to understand their concerns and to provide reassurance and support where needed.
 * To provide specialist security advice internally and externally.
 * To provide an explosive ordnance disposal and CBRN capability in London.
 * To assist the British MI5 Security Service and MI6 Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) in fulfilling their statutory roles.
 * To be the police single point of contact for international partners in counter-terrorism matters
 * Assisting in the protection of British interests overseas and the investigation of attacks against them.