Specialist Operations

It is responsible for providing specialist policing capabilities, including national security and counter-terrorism operations.

The SO designation was implemented in 1985 as part of Sir Kenneth Newman's restructuring of the Metropolitan Police Service.

[4] The aim of this ACSO action was to prevent the establishment of a jihadist training camp in Kashmir on land owned by one of the suspects.

[5] Operation Guava resulted in the 2012 conviction of Usman Khan, who went on to perpetrate the 2019 London Bridge stabbing.

[10] The command is responsible for protective security for high-profile governmental representatives of the United Kingdom or from the diplomatic community.