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Authorised firearms officer

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An Authorised Firearms Officer (AFO) is a British police officer who has received training, and is authorised, to carry and use firearms. [1]

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Airport

An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport.

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Airport policing in the United Kingdom

Airport policing in the United Kingdom has taken many forms since the rise of scheduled airline services in the post-war period.

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Armed response vehicle

An armed response vehicle (ARV) is a type of police car operated by British law enforcement.

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Association of Chief Police Officers

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), officially The Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was a not-for-profit private limited company that for many years led the development of policing practices in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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Aviation Security Operational Command Unit

The Aviation Security Operational Command Unit (SO18) is a Specialist Operations unit of London's Metropolitan Police Service.

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Basic command unit

A Basic Command Unit (BCU) is the largest unit into which territorial British Police forces are divided This may actually be called a BCU or may have another designation, such as ''Division'', ''Area'', Local Policing Unit (LPU), or Local Policing Team (LPT).

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Belfast Harbour Police

The Belfast Harbour Police is a small, specialised police force with the responsibility of policing the Port of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Belfast International Airport Constabulary

The Belfast International Airport Constabulary (BIAC) is a small, specialised police force responsible for providing policing to the Belfast International Airport in Aldergrove, Northern Ireland.

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British royal family

The British royal family comprises Queen Elizabeth II and her close relations.

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Chief constable

Chief Constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police, and Civil Nuclear Constabulary.

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Civil Nuclear Constabulary

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) (Welsh: Heddlu Sifil Niwclear) is a special police force responsible for providing law enforcement and security at or within 5 km of any relevant nuclear site and for nuclear materials in transit within the United Kingdom.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

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Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officer

A Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officer (CTSFO) is an elite armed police officer in the United Kingdom specially-trained in the usage of firearms.

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Criminal Law Act 1967

The Criminal Law Act 1967 (c.58) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Detective

A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency.

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Door breaching

Door breaching is a process used by military, police, or emergency services to force open closed and/or locked doors.

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England and Wales

England and Wales is a legal jurisdiction covering England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom.

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European Convention on Human Rights

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international treaty to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.

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Firearm

A firearm is a portable gun (a barreled ranged weapon) that inflicts damage on targets by launching one or more projectiles driven by rapidly expanding high-pressure gas produced by exothermic combustion (deflagration) of propellant within an ammunition cartridge.

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Firearms policy in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, access by the general public to firearms is tightly controlled by law which is much more restrictive than the minimum rules required by the European Firearms Directive, but it is less restrictive in Northern Ireland.

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Flying Squad

The Flying Squad (also known as the Robbery Squad, Specialist Crime Directorate 7 and SCD7) is a branch of the Serious and Organised Crime Command within London's Metropolitan Police Service.

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Garda Regional Support Unit

Regional Support Units (RSU) (Aonad Tacaíochta Réigiúnach) are specialist armed response units of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland.

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Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport (also known as London Heathrow) is a major international airport in London, United Kingdom.

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Home Office

The Home Office (HO) is a ministerial department of Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for immigration, security and law and order.

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Human Rights Act 1998

The Human Rights Act 1998 (c42) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which received Royal Assent on 9 November 1998, and mostly came into force on 2 October 2000.

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Inspector

Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts.

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Law enforcement in the United Kingdom

Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London City Airport

London City Airport is an international airport in London, United Kingdom.

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Metropolitan Police Service

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), commonly known as the Metropolitan Police and informally as the Met, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London, which is the responsibility of the City of London Police.

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Ministry of Defence Police

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian special police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence.

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November 2015 Paris attacks

The November 2015 Paris attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that occurred on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis.

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Palace of Westminster Division

The Palace of Westminster Division (SO17) was a branch of the Specialist Operations Directorate within London's Metropolitan Police Service.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection

Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection (PaDP) is a branch of Protection Command within the Specialist Operations directorate of London's Metropolitan Police Service.

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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) (1984 c. 60) is an Act of Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers in England and Wales to combat crime, and provided codes of practice for the exercise of those powers.

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Police officer

A police officer, also known as an officer, policeman, policewoman, cop, police agent, or a police employee is a warranted law employee of a police force.

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Police Service of Northern Ireland

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI; Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster Scots: Polis Servis o Norlin Airlan) is the police force that serves Northern Ireland.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of the United Kingdom government.

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Protection Command

The Protection Command is one of the three Commands within the Specialist Operations directorate of London's Metropolitan Police Service.

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Side arm

A side arm or sidearm is a weapon, usually a handgun but sometimes a sword, dagger, knife, bayonet or other mêlée weapon, which is worn on the body in a holster or sheath (in the case of a sword, dagger, knife, or bayonet) to permit immediate access and use.

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Siege

A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault.

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Special Branch

Special Branch is a label customarily used to identify units responsible for matters of national security and intelligence in British and Commonwealth police forces, as well as in Ireland and the Royal Malaysian Police.

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Special Escort Group (Metropolitan Police)

The Special Escort Group (SEG) is a Specialist Operations unit (SO14) within London's Metropolitan Police Service.

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Specialist Crime Directorate (Metropolitan Police)

The Specialist Crime Directorate (SCD) was one of the main branches of London's Metropolitan Police Service.

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Specialist Firearms Command

Specialist Firearms Command (SC&O19, SCO19 and previously known as CO19) is a part of the Specialist Crime & Operations Directorate (SC&O) within London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

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Specialist firearms officer

A Specialist Firearms Officer (SFO) is a British Police officer who has undergone training in the use of police firearms to a more advanced level than Authorised Firearms Officers (AFOs).

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Surveillance

Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, activities, or other changing information for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting people.

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Territorial Support Group

The Territorial Support Group (TSG or SCO20) is a Specialist Crime & Operations unit of London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

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Unintentional discharge (firearms)

Unintentional discharge is the event of a firearm discharging (firing) at a time not intended by the user.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Woolwich Crown Court

Woolwich Crown Court, located at 2 Belmarsh Road, Thamesmead is one of twelve Crown Courts serving Greater London.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorised_firearms_officer

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