Historically the Metropolitan Police District's territory was divided into divisions grouped into districts and later divisions grouped into areas. In 2000 this was replaced by a system of one Borough Operational Command Unit (BOCU) for each of the 32 post-1965 London boroughs, each commanded by a chief superintendent. [6] .

With reference to current and previous BCU Commanders, please see the list below. Where there are fewer than 2 previous individuals shown, it is because since the inception of the BCU in question, they have not had more than the individuals shown.

Dec 11, 2001 · This paper describes the emerging benefits from the evaluation of the MPS inspection of Bromley Borough Operational Command Unit (BOCU). The executive summary of the inspection report and the BOCU action plan are …

Camden is the most economically polarised BOCU in London, with the gap between the richest and poorest wards greater than anywhere else in London. The BOCU comprises a staff of just under 1000...

Until recently the Metropolitan Police used the term Borough Operational Command Unit (BOCU) for regional units within Frontline Policing (previously known as Territorial Policing), the subdivision of the Met responsible for day-to-day policing within the 32 London boroughs.

Previously the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) managed its custody suites by delegating responsibilities to the local borough operational command unity (BOCU); now the MPS intends to...

Dec 4, 2020 · Until 2018 the MPD was divided into 32 Borough Operational Command Units (BOCUs); with each London borough assigned a BOCU. Each BOCU was commanded by a Chief Superintendent. Each BOCU provided police officers (Regular and Specials) who were responsible for patrolling, and responding to emergencies.

HMIC BOCU Inspection - Greenwich BOCU (Metropolitan Police Service) March 2006 Page 1 of 60 GL3 – BOCU Inspection Report 1. Executive Summary 1.1 With approaching 900 staff (police and...

Following testing in two “Pathfinder sites” the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Commissioner decided to move from a 32 Borough based policing model to the creation of 12 Basic Command Units...

Historically, each of the Met's Borough Operational Command Units (BOCUs) had its own control room, known internally as the ' CAD Room ' (for Computer Aided Despatch) which dealt with incoming non-emergency calls and with despatching police to all calls in that area.