About us
We provide the typical functions you expect of a police force: responding to incidents, patrolling the streets, protecting people (residents, workers, visitors) and property, investigating crime and maintaining public order within the City of London
At City of London Police we have a wide range of units from the tactical Firearms group witch is our primary force wich responds to high thret calls along side our counter-terrorism unit and patrol unit wich all forms the CoLP
Tactical Firearms Unit
Their role is not everyday patrol policing (which is normally unarmed in the UK) but to provide the armed response capability within the force: to support major incidents, high risk warrants, terrorist incidents, and other situations where firearms or serious weapons may be involved.
High-risk incident response: If there is a report of an armed suspect, a terrorist threat, or some other scenario where someone may have a firearm or serious weapon, the TFG would be deployed.
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Armed support for other units: They might assist other parts of the force such as counter-terrorism, organised crime, or major public events where elevated threats exist.
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Training & maintenance of firearms skills: Officers in the unit must maintain high levels of proficiency in weapons, tactics, scenario planning, close quarters, etc. For example, CoLP is developing a new Tactical Firearm Training Facility. building.co.uk+1
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Protection of the City's unique environment: Because the City of London is a dense, nationally and internationally important urban hub with business, finance and infrastructure significance, the TFG has to operate in a highly sensitive space (both in terms of location and public profile).
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Co-operation with national/international armed policing frameworks: Though their primary jurisdiction is the City of London, if need be they collaborate with other forces and specialist units dealing with weapons, terrorism, cross-border crime etc.
Criminal Investigation
The CID — short for Criminal Investigation Department — is the branch of a UK police force (including City of London Police) responsible for investigating serious, complex or non-routine crimes.
Investigating offences that are serious, complicated or require specialist attention: murders, sexual offences, large-scale burglaries, organised crime, financial crime, etc. Wikipedia+1
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Working in plain clothes (i.e., not regular uniform) and using investigative tools: gathering evidence, interviewing suspects and victims, analysing data and forensic work. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com+1
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Taking responsibility for examining the "why" and "how" of crime rather than just the "what" and "where". They dig deeper once an incident has crossed beyond the immediate response phase.
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Collaborating with other specialist units and services (forensics, intelligence units, economic crime teams) when the crime involves multi-layered elements (e.g., financial fraud, cyber elements).
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Assigning senior investigating officers (SIOs) for major investigations, coordinating resources, ensuring the investigation meets legal standards and can lead to prosecution. Wikipedia