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United Kingdom
London
Metropolitan Police
Special
Branch
History
The Metropolitan Police Special Irish Branch was
formed in March 1883, initially as a small section
of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of
the Metropolitan Police. It's purpose was to combat,
on a national basis, a 'Fenian' (Irish) campaign of
terrorism which was prevalent on the United Kingdom
mainland at the time. Subsequently, the term 'Irish'
was dropped from the Branch's title, as over time
it took on responsibility for countering a wide range
of extremist and terrorist activity.
Responsibilities
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Gather,
collate, analyse and exploit intelligence on extremist
political & terrorist activity
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Initiate,
develop and conduct intelligence operations against
terrorists and political extremists
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Disseminate
intelligence for operational use to law enforcement
agencies at local, national and international
levels
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Provide
armed personal protection for Ministers of State,
Foreign VIPs and other persons at threat from
terrorist or extremist attack
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Police
the ports within the London area to detect terrorist
or criminal suspects while travelling into, or
out of the country
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Assist
other Government agencies to counter threats to
the security of the United Kingdom from:
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Public
disorder
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The
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,
whether nuclear, biological or chemical
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Espionage
by foreign powers
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Subversion
of the democratic process
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Terrorism
by Irish or International groups
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Sabotage
of the infrastructure of the UK.
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