January 2007

Welcome to 2007 and the second edition of the • CO20 TSG 20 year anniversary – Central Operations Newsletter. commencing 4th January • CO Coordination and Tasking Office The good news from CO for this edition of the newsletter has been o Fully staffed – end of January 2007 overflowing and contributions have been received from most OCU’s in the business group. o Fully operational – end of March 2007

• CO12 Olympic OCU moving to Cam Road, th This edition highlights just a few of those operations and excellent work East on 15 January 2007. being done. We hope you enjoy reading about them. • The following boroughs are joining Central Communications Command; If you have any feedback or comments about this newsletter or maybe o Merton – 9th January 2007 there is something you would like to see more of, please email o Croydon – 23rd January 2007 [email protected] • LGBT History Month – February 2007 • CO15 Traffic Open Day – 19th January 2007 Some of the highlights in this edition are: th - being held on the 27 Floor at ESB, between • Operation Foist and BusTag results 11-5pm • Details of the Assistant Commissioner’s Commendations • CO11 Dog Support Unit – Open Day at rd th • CO19 – Could you be an armed police officer? Along with Keston – 3 & 4 March 2007 (details inside) details of the upcoming recruitment process. • What’s happening in CO12 Olympic OCU? Dear Colleague

Welcome to the second edition of the Central Operations newsletter and to 2007. The festive season has now passed and I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank you for all your hard work during 2006.

Looking back over the last 12 months, I am extremely proud of all we have achieved. No one can question the contribution that you have all made to keeping safe our Capital City.

2007 will see some changes for the Business Group as colleagues from the Diplomatic Protection Group (SO16), Palace of Westminster (SO17) and Heathrow OCU (SO18) join us.

I welcome the addition of these units to CO as it brings together under one roof all of the specialist uniformed policing functions, who play a vital role in policing the capital. It will allow us to work in a more joined up and integrated way, across a range of activities including transport, operations and security.

The work ongoing in Central Operations that enforces and strengthens this approach, along with the community engagement projects being carried out across the business group, continues to amaze me.

I hope this newsletter, just a taster of everything that is happening, is able to provide all of you a clear picture of the excellent work our officers and staff are doing to keep our capital city safe.

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Death of Alexander Litvinenko – CO3 handles the Central Communications consequences Command

Following the death of the former Delivering Good Service to the Public Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko and the discovery of the presence of Central Communications Command (CCC) The CCC programme will start in January radioactive material, Polonium 210, is the first Police Command Unit in the country 2007 with approximately 40 participants Operation Whimbrel was formed. to sign up to the Institute of Customer from all roles across the OCU. There will be Service Awards Programme. As the first an opportunity for a further group to join the There were two main strands to this point of contact for many members of the programme in Summer 2007 and additional operation, namely Investigation and public, this is an excellent opportunity for the opportunities in 2008. Consequence Management. CO3 OCU to support the MPS’s objective of ‘Citizen Emergency Preparedness coordinated Focus’, which is about delivering the service Further details can be obtained via e-mail the Consequence Management strand people need, as well as recognising and from [email protected] with CO11 planning and resourcing the rewarding the work of staff and officers within uniformed response. Commander Bob the OCU. Broadhurst as Gold (Strategic response) and Chief Superintendent Simon Lewis The CSA Programme encourages all customer as Silver (Tactical response) service professionals to work towards a professionally recognised award. There are 3 CO3 worked with all partner agencies to levels of awards (Communications, Solutions assist in the return to normality as quickly and Innovations) that take into account the as possible. Several scenes were under role, grade and rank of the individual. SO15 (Counter Terrorism Command) Participants commit time each week to record AC Tarique Ghaffur is presented with the ICS control. As they were released, a multi evidence of work they do or have done that certificate by Peter Osorio (ICS Membership agency Consequence supports the 4 key areas. Director) Management/Recovery Group, chaired • You and your customer by a Local Authority Executive, took on • You and your organisation responsibility for ensuring a safe clean • You and your colleagues up operation and hand back to the • You and your development owners.

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leadership and professionalism, innovation, Death of Alexander Central Operations – ACs Commendations perseverance and planning for the G8 Summit in Litvenenko (contd) July 2005.

On Friday 24th November, AC Tarique Ghaffur PS David Hine from CO11 Public Order was commended officers and staff from Central The partners involved included: Health commended for leadership, planning and Operations, paying tribute to their outstanding Protection Agency, Foreign and organisational skills on the policing response to bravery, professionalism and dedication to Commonwealth Office, Atomic Weapons the World Cup 2006. their job. Establishment, Home Office, the

Environment Agency, Department for Det Sgt Kevin Bennett from CO4 Disclosure A total of 38 staff were presented with awards Transport, NHS, London Resilience Service was commended for professionalism for their extraordinary work at the Victoria Park Team, Occupational Health Risk and determination in developing the capacity of Plaza Hotel, Vauxhall Bridge Road. Assessors and Directorate of Public the MPS to identify those who pose a threat to

Affairs to name but a few. children and vulnerable persons. PCs Lee Simons, Patrick Sullivan and Sean

Kelly along with six other officers from CO19 Whilst the investigation continues, there Financial Investigation officer Ken Hopkins Specialist were commended are now no venues being policed by from CO14 Clubs & Vice was commended for their professionalism, teamwork and uniform officers. leadership and investigative ability in a complex restraint in the safe resolution of a firearm vice enquiry. incident. CO3 continue to liase with the Local

Authority Recovery Group. AC Ghaffur presented the awards saying: Sgt Rob Hepper and seven officers from

CO19 Specialist Firearms Unit were We will keep you informed of any “Commendation ceremonies are an important commended for bravery, restraint and updated via the front page of the intranet opportunity to pay tribute to officers and staff for professionalism in rescuing hostages and and in future newsletters. their various acts of outstanding bravery, safely detaining a dangerous suspect. investigative ability, leadership and

professionalism. It also provides the Police Insp Yvonne McLaughlin, Insp Christopher Service with an opportunity to say thank you to Broome, PS’s Jon Bailey and Trevor all the families, partners and friends and enable Jenner and PC Matt Stone from CO11 them to share in those achievements.” Public Order Branch were commended for Please see page 12 for photos from the event

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CO1 – Introducing the Green Operation BusTAG Result Paper The following day officers awaited his arrival at Operation BusTag is the MPS’s Closed his usual destination and after arresting and Ekow Sam, Environment Champion for CO1 is Circuit Investigation Unit, set up in November searching him found the suspect to be implementing a Business Support initiative 2004 by CO17 Transport OCU and funded by concealing several medical blades. It was due dealing with such issues as the recycling Transport for London. This unit tackles to this overwhelming evidence in good quality waste paper in the office. criminal damage being committed on buses. In CCTV images against the Salcedo that he just 2 years the unit has achieved some 1,200 pleaded guilty in court. It is now widely recognised by most experts arrests, tripling the arrest rates for offences that we have an environmental crisis brewing such as graffiti, window etching, arson and Chief Superintendent Michael Humphrey, and must look at our behaviours now in order seat and window damage. In addition they Transport OCU said: have achieved a conviction rate of more than to limit the effects of this crisis. “ We are methodically analysing CCTV 90 percent. evidence to build compelling cases for How we each deal with this is a personal prosecution before the courts. We are getting responsibility but as an organisation we can As a result of the excellent work of this unit a 46 year-old man Luis Salcedo has recently better at discovering the identities of offenders. start acting responsibly and looking at our Results such as this are encouraging our work habits and what difference we can make been convicted of five counts of criminal damage to five buses and two counts of being efforts” there. in possession of a bladed article. He was fined Chief Supt Michael Humphrey, Commander of Transport OCU £400 in compensation and £75 in prosecution and Steve Burton, Deputy Director of Transport for London’s As an organisation we print enormous Transport Policing and Enforcement Directorate. amounts of documents every day, not all of costs as well as having to complete 80 hours which are needed and very often end up in the community services, 12 months community confidential waste bag or general waste bins in punishment order and banned from travelling our offices. on the bus route concerned for six months.

From CCTV images extracted from the buses, officers were able to capture evidence of Salcedo causing the damage and were also able to work out his travelling habits on the bus. Carried on over page p. 4

The Green Paper (contd)

Some of the key things that we can do CO16 – Safety Camera Operations everyday are: • To consider if printing a document is at Marlowe House really necessary every time and if it is then consider printing on both sides of The MPS is a member of the London Safety Some recent initiatives, developed by the team the paper. Camera Partnership (LSCP), which is to deal with offenders, includes an extension • To switch all PCs off at the end of the responsible for the management of speed and of the use of conditional offers of fixed day, including shutting them down, not red light cameras in London. The object of the penalties (including offences of failing to just turning off the monitor. LCSP is to reduce casualties and collisions by furnish driver details) as a means of disposal • To switch off all office lights at the end promoting safer driving through enforcing of a case. These target those who try to ignore of the working day. speed limits and compliance with traffic lights. correspondence from the MPS in the hope that • To recycle all toners and cartridges. their impending penalty may magically • Reuse all files and folders that are still Safety Camera Operations handles the MPS’s disappear. This acts to reduce paperwork and in good condition. responsibilities in this area, with the base at demand on court space. • Switch all portable fans off at the end the Traffic Criminal Justice OCU (CO16) at of the day. Marlowe House. There are also four Along with this the LSCP are looking at the • When considering the ordering of operational bases in the MPS, which are possibility of linking ANPR (Automatic Number stationary and supplies, think about if staffed by police officers with traffic experience Plate Readers) to the new digital cameras in they are really necessary. and police staff. These officers and staff order to gather any available intelligence that • To consider the amount of water you perform several roles, such as: can be gleaned from vehicles tagged on the are using when boiling a kettle. • Operating high visibility vans to detect PNC. COHQ are particularly interested in any other people who speed between cameras initiatives that are currently going on within the • Consulting with partners such as TfL, Keep your eyes open for further updates on Business Group so that we can spread the BOCUs and Safer Neighbourhood these two initiatives in future editions of the good ideas. Please contact Ekow Sam on Teams newsletter. 67132 or email [email protected] with • Loading and unloading the fixed your initiatives camera sites • Tracing/Investigation of multiple For further information and advice try the offenders and people evading Mayor of London’s site, offering further details prosecution. on how we can be green at www.london.gov.uk/london-life

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CO19 – Armed Policing – Could You?

Why do we need armed police officers On 23rd November, this newly created officers, and also asked that time was and what does it take to become one? ‘Armed Policing- Could You?’ presentation invested to further the appreciation of was delivered to the Chairs of Community journalists and community groups around the CO19 Specialist Firearms Command have Police Consultative Groups after their bi- need for an armed policing response in the been providing presentations to internal and annual meeting. The presentation, 21st Century. They also articulated the external stakeholders over the last few designed to be thought provoking, recognition of the potential impact of such months. The aim of these presentations is to incorporated the use of a Judgement presentations on young people involved in, increase understanding of the role of an Range and the playing of interactive video or on the periphery of, gun crime. authorised firearms officer, and all that goes scenarios. These allowed participants to with it. A number of BOCU SMT, Safer achieve an appreciation of some of the Future presentations are being given to: Neighbourhood Teams, Community groups, challenges and considerations faced by an • Independent Advisory Group Chairs, school & youth groups, the Judiciary & armed officer, including:: • Muslim Safety Forum, journalists have received the presentations. • the good judgement required of • Kratos Community Reference Group, To assist with the cross flow of armed officers, • Authority All- understanding, each BOCU has a link ARV • the effects of stress and perceptual Party Parliamentary Group on Inspector who can assist with arranging the distortion, Policing, presentations. • the post-shooting support for • Greater London Authority.

CO19 have two new corporate presentation officers, packages: • the statistics on the rarity of • Devised by the CO19 Training and shootings compared to armed calls Development Unit and CO19 • deployment of units. practioners. This package can be tailored to suit all of the current As a result of the presentations, all those audiences. who provided feedback agreed that they • Informed by practitioners and had a better understanding of armed instructional staff, the second policing as a result. The audience were package, 'Armed Policing-Could you' quick to stress their support for armed is designed for delivery to influential and strategic stakeholders.

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Operation Foist- working in partnership

An operation to target uninsured and CO15 are also looking to support BOCUs in As a result of Foist, the arrests also resulted unlicensed vehicles has been run on reducing robbery and auto crime allegations. in: Hackney, Haringey and Newham Boroughs. • £12k cash seizure under PoCA th th Between 30 October and 26 November The outcomes will be ready in a few weeks but (Proceeds of Crime Act) and ½ kg CO15 Traffic officers worked in partnership there have been some very obvious immediate heroin with Transport for London (TfL) and DVLA, results. • 2 new Porsche, a BMW Z4 and a along with the MPS’s Vehicle Recovery • 1806 vehicle seizures – 48% from drivers Hummer (value£210k) seized Examination Service (VRES), Territorial with previous convictions • Rape suspect Support Group, host BOCUs and Stoke • 212 arrests • Numerous robbery suspect arrests Newington Independent Advisory Group to 91 crime arrests/121 non-crime • Numerous auto crime arrests carry out Operation Foist. 95 ANPR Intercept arrests.

117 Traffic and Tasking arrests Further operations are planned in the New The boroughs involved have the highest • Robbery reduction figures were running Year on Newham and Southwark Boroughs. level of fail to stop collisions within London at –8.5% prior to the operation and (average 24% failing to stop after a collision). nearly –12% at the conclusion. The aim of Operation Foist was to reduce this figure and at the same time deny A key factor in the operation’s success was the criminals the use of the road by seizing temporary car pound established at Silvertown unlicensed and uninsured vehicles. It has and staffed by VRES and CO15. The normal been recognised that criminals and MPS capacity is for 100 seizures a week and irresponsible drivers have a tendency not to Operation Foist has demonstrated the sheer tax or insure their vehicles for various scale of the problem of the number of uninsured reasons from lack of social responsibility to and unlicensed drivers on London’s roads and wishing to remain untraceable by the the need for greatly increased storage capacity. authorities.

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CO19 – Positive Action in Recruitment

One of the questions the Specialist Firearms • Increasing the person’s confidence Command has been asking themselves is and offering support. how do they achieve a more representative work force within the unit? With a recruitment At present this initiative is being carried out for female officers only. Two Insight Days for Planned dates for the CO19 recruitment process due to begin in January 2007, the unit process are looking to take on approximately 50 PCs BME officers interested in applying have been during 2007/8. run during December with support being provided up to the point of application. January 2007 – adverts placed in The unit has recently held Insight Days for MetJobs female officers interested in joining CO19. The application forms have been modernised These days, which were oversubscribed, have in order that they fit in more effectively with 12th February- 2nd March 2007 – been designed to positively encourage female the Integrated Competency Framework and papersift process carried out officers who are thinking about applying. They are fully embracing the MPS Values. are about combating stereotypes that exist th th It is important to emphasise that this support 5 -9 March 2007 – results published about the role; to help to explain some of the is provided right up to the point of application skills required by officers, the culture within at which time it will cease and selection will be 23rd March 2007 – Appeals processed the unit and the reality around completing the on merit alone. All officers who are successful fitness test. in applying to join CO19 as Firearms Officers March 2007 – Candidates attend the One Following on from these days, the officers are are provided with an internal mentor upon Stop Shop provided with a trained mentor from within the selection. unit. The purpose of these mentors is to April – May 2007 – One-day practical provide support for the officers right up till the assessments at Milton. Successful point of application, in such areas as: candidates will then be offered ARV

courses from June onwards. • Aiding understanding of the requirements of the role of firearms officer, • Providing an insight into the sort of training they will undergo if successful, and;

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TSG develops a sting in its CO20 Territorial Support Group engages with the community tail!

Operation Scorpion went live in Ealing on As most of the tasks undertaken by the TSG are One example of this work from TSG4 based at th 11 December. Borough based, it is vital that the communities Catford, where they have a Schools Involvement they police understand how the TSG is deployed initiative running in partnership with Southwark’s This operation, led by TSG1 Base Chief within the MPS, and that they have the opportunity Safer Schools Team. A ‘Tool Kit’ has been put Inspector Chris Allmey aims to tackle issues to voice their concerns and provide feedback to together, which will provide officers with the ability such as robbery, drug dealing and anti-social officers. The TSG are aware of the impact their to deliver presentations to Year 7’s to provide behaviour work can have on people and are consequently them with awareness and understanding around committed to engaging with the communities they Stop & Search especially in the areas of: The team is working in partnership with serve. • People’s rights and entitlements Ealing Borough and TP Crime Squad as well • Why do the police search you? as other CO resources Traffic and the Dog The latest project being under taken by the MPS is • Victimisation Support Unit. Extra support is also being the Safer Schools initiative and TSG are working • Complaints provided from TSG bases 2 and 3 during the closely with schools in three London Boroughs. operation. Officers undertook an initial presentation last June at a primary school in Camberwell and are now TSG officers are working with school liaison In preparation for the commencement of looking at a pilot in a local secondary school. officers and will be providing presentations to Operation Scorpion, TSG1 staff have carried young people from the school as part of their out 2 initiatives: Some of the other key community engagement "citizenship classes". They will also assist with • Working with TP Crime Squad, they activities being undertaken by TSG4 are: classes and giving talks about TSG. This activity is • Involvement in the Youth Activity have arrested a prolific robber who building on other community engagement work had been targeting elderly victims. Programme already taking place in the community by TSG • Raising Awareness of Stop & Search • 4 simultaneous rapid entries in Acton, officers and staff and it is hoped that all boroughs which led to the seizure of a large issues in Children’s Homes will be supported by this activity in the future. quantity of crack cocaine and arrests for a variety of offences.

Check out future newsletters and the intranet for updates and outcomes from this operation.

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Working together policing the State Opening of Parliament

One of the key preparation considerations is an Blue Peter Team meets the The State Opening of Parliament is a major, extensive planning process involving tabletop horses annual ceremonial event, which encompasses all exercises to test contingency planning amongst that we expect from a traditional ceremony in the the command team. On Wednesday 13th December the Blue Peter UK. For the MPS and our partners it is not just team visited CO11 Mounted Branch at Great about this though; it is about all the security and On the day there is an experienced senior Scotland Yard (GSY). protection considerations of a pre-planned event, command team with colleagues who need to involving the public, MP’s, royalty and dignitaries. experience the event for succession planning Blue Peter has recently recruited a 16-week- purposes. They work with CO11 Event Planning old golden retriever puppy called Magic for (PS Adrian Oliver, PC Kevin Rushford, PC One of the main objectives in the planning and Guide Dog for the Blind. One of the main tasks Alison Fagan) to ensure support to officers on preparation of such an event is to ensure that the for the young guide dogs is to be prepared for the street and that effective and thorough people we are looking after enjoy the occasion and get used to as many situations as briefings are passed through the command and feel that nothing has been compromised possible. This was an ideal opportunity for chain. through our security and safety considerations. Magic to meet some very large horses, including Gwain, the biggest horse at GSY, The command team are always aware of standing at 18 hand high. This is achieved through working in partnership potential for disruption and develop strategies to with all agencies involved; in this case police, ensure that this is minimised. The Blue Peter crew filmed the event, along London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service, with the stables at GSY. The programme Military and household staff. We also work On the day the event ran smoothly and without featuring Magic meeting Gwain will be shown collaboratively with our internal partners, incident. on 2nd February 2007. Specialist Firearms Unit, Specialist Protection

Units, CCTV, Catering and Property Services. Commander Bob Broadhurst said: “In a letter to Black Rod, the Queen declared this years State Opening to be the best for a decade. Given the potential disruption we feared during the planning phase, this is a huge compliment to all those MPS staff that made it such a success. I am always impressed with the quiet professionalism of all our officers and staff who work so well together to deliver such a complex policing operation. Once again the MPS has delivered a world class event."

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Protecting the young and As a result of these checks it was discovered Don’t forget your Childcare vulnerable - 2 millionth check that this male was known for motoring Vouchers! offences, domestic incidents and threats of by CO4 violence. Following more detailed enquiries it A reminder to all those with childcare also came to light that this male had The Character Enquiries Centre (CEC), responsibilities; there is an MPS allegedly abused a 7-year-old female when part of CO4 Disclosure Service has Childcare Voucher Scheme now he was 16 years old. However at the time of completed its 2 millionth check for the running. This has been advertised on the the original investigation “no known action Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) in Intranet but not everyone has taken it up was taken”. Liverpool. across the MPS.

As it was unclear whether this male would be A unit that works very much behind the If you think you are eligible and have not living with the childminder or just visiting, the scenes, CO4 is funded by the Home Office applied for the scheme, please check out caseworker weighed up the balance of and provides a vital service. CEC receives the Childcare Website under Ask HR for probabilities, the age of the offender at the disclosure applications via CRB from further details or contact Debbie Bishop, time and the credibility of the victim and potential employers of people applying to MPS Work/Life Balance Advisor on decided that this information should be work with children and vulnerable people 0207 161 (78) 0518. disclosed to the relevant parties, via the (including the sick and elderly) and carries CRB. Open Day at Keston Dog School out checks where those people have had . links within the MPS area either now or in rd th This sort of work is going on in CEC On Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March, the past. It is of the utmost importance that continuously, quietly working away in the CO11 Dog Support Unit will be holding the people they employ are able to be background, striving hard to protect children a Pre-selection Open Day at the Dog trusted. and vulnerable persons from those that

Training Establishment at Keston would harm them. The 2 millionth check was carried out by For further details please contact the HR the CEC department, utilising all the Unit at Wapping on 0207 275 (5) 4474 or Graham Morris – Head of Branch said: HR Manager Zac Norris on 0207 275 (5) databases available to them. The case “I am continually impressed by the dedication and 4494. concerned the son of a childminder, who professionalism of my colleagues within CO4, was either living with the childminder or who have worked under considerable pressure CO15 Traffic Open Day had contact and therefore had to be for the past year. They have been helped by checked. Although now living outside the significant improvements in the capability of the On 19th January Traffic will be holding an MPS, the male had lived in London in the IT system that now enables CO4 to process in open day at Empress State Building for past therefore there was a requirement for the region of 15,000 applications a week. In officers who wish to find out more about his records to be checked (this follows identifying those who are unsuitable to work with the OCU. Please contact Sarah Kell on recommendations by the Bichard Enquiry) children or the vulnerable, CO4 makes a 020 7161 1132 for more information. significant contribution to making London safe”

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Update from the Olympic Why start planning now? Liaison with the major delivery partners; planning for the potential disorder issues of OCU – CO12 Although the Met is used to dealing with large- moving people off the building site; learning scale events, this is of such a scale and from other Games and events; 3D modelling – What is CO12 all about? complexity that the whole organisation needs to digitalisation of all Olympic venues – using the work together to deliver this project successfully. best available technology to plan; scenario CO12 Olympic OCU has been in place since Involved will be: testing with table top exercises; planning for November 2005 to ensure that the MPS • 10,500 athletes Beijing… delivers a safe and peaceful celebration of the • 202 participating nations (and associated 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is the dignitaries) The scale of the programme is so large, that Met’s contribution to the Olympic Security • 24,000 journalists every business group is or will be involved in Directorate – the co-ordination point for all • 200,000 staff, police, volunteers and the preparations and delivery of the plan. activity regarding Olympic security across the athletes MPS and all external partners. • 9 million ticket sales The programme is currently made up of 15 programme strands, each having a lead at • 6,000 coaches and officials Who? Command Team level. Each strand has a The role of CO12 is to ensure that all this work is series of projects designed to deliver policing Created from a small team of officers and woven together into ONE programme of activity. and security to the Games. staff, the unit has recently grown to about 20 This is already happening – compulsory purchase people and has recently received funding to orders; planning for the Olympic Park – getting the Who are the key partners? expand the team in 2007. AC Tarique Ghaffur MPS’s needs incorporated early on; target as the Security Co-ordinator heads the hardening by giving crime prevention design and LOCOG - London Organising Committee of Olympic Security Directorate, which will soon security advice into all Olympic planning; crime the Olympic Games - responsible for staging include the British Transport Police, London happening now in relation to the Olympic brands the Games Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade, and fraud; intelligence already being gathered; ODA - Olympic Delivery Authority - London Resilience, Military and Security threats being assessed for terrorism and responsible for building the infrastructure Services. organised crime… What’s next? Where? The MPS has just secured dedicated funding th The Olympic OCU is currently based on the 6 for 2007/8 to carry on the security planning floor at ESB but will be moving to Cam Road, and to keep us ahead of schedule – it is Stratford in East London in January 2007 with estimated that we are currently 12-18months the formation of the Olympic Security ahead of previous Games planning. Directorate

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Commendations Commendations Performance for October 2006

Photos from the AC’s CO15 Traffic OCU – Killed & Seriously th CO19 Specialist Firearms Command Commendations – 24 November has received an OCU Commendation Injured (KSI) figures continue to 2006 from SCD7 Kidnap Unit for: decrease for the second period in a “Professional ability, commitment and row. dedication during a high number of CO16 Traffic CJU - Cases and complex and complicated summonses laid at court for the investigations where immediate threat reporting period have increased by to life was imminent” 19% compared to the previous reporting period. CO19 regularly assists the Kidnap Unit CO20 TSG – with serious and life threatening - Detections from seizures, Sec 5 POA operations, working in partnership to and offensive weapons arrests provide professional armed support exceeded the Service Level Agreement

and expertise when it is most required. (SLA) of 80% achieving 87% for this period. On 7th November the CO15 Traffic - 15.7% of TSG strength has been OCU Commanders Commendations deployed on CT duties for this period. and Livia Award Ceremony 2006 took - Stop and Search reports completed place at Portcullis House. Many CO15 on 34,923 occasions with 31.7% arrest officers along with officers from rate (approx 2 times the MPS average) and borough - 120 arrests for priority crimes, which were awarded commendations. PS resulted in 73 detections. Simon Seeley (Catford Traffic Garage Collision Investigation Unit) was CO17 TOCU - TOCU and Area team Upcoming Commendations presented with the Livia Award for arrests have increased for the second outstanding professionalism in collision reporting period in a row. Theft • Next AC’s Commendations offences accounted for 21% of arrests RD investigation and liasing with bereaved – 23 March 2007 families. The OCU also hosted two out of a total of 641 arrests. Offending

prestigious speakers on the evening, on corridor red routes is below SLA • CO16 Traffic CJU Dr Stephen Ladyman MP – Minister of and is declining across all corridor Commendation ceremonies - State for Transport and Sally Keble routes. 8th February 2007 MP.

Edited and produced by Nicola Chaplin, Communications Manager, CO1