Counter Terrorism Command

According to the CTC's website, It is overseen by the counter-terrorism coordination committee, chaired by Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor of the Metropolitan Police Service. As part of its role in the Counter Terrorism Policing network, the CTC operates against the threat of terrorism at a local, national and international level, and engages with a range of partners, including the Security Service (MI5) and Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), to prevent terrorist-related activity. == Known operations ==

In its present form, the CTC has been responsible for investigating several high-profile terrorist incidents, including: • the Cargo planes bomb plot or "Printer bomb" (2010); • the 2017 Westminster attack; • the Manchester Arena bombing (2017); • the 2017 London Bridge attack; • the Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal (2018); • the 2018 Amesbury poisonings; • the 2020 Forbury Gardens stabbings; • the murder of David Amess (2021); and • the Liverpool Women's Hospital bombing (2021). Through the International Operations branch of the CTC, it has deployed officers around the world in response to terrorist incidents in support of host countries and to investigate when British nationals are the victims of acts of terrorism. Such investigations include: • the kidnap of Judith Tebbutt and the murder of David Tebbutt in Kenya (2012); • the In Amenas siege (2013); • the Westgate siege in Nairobi (2013); and • the Sousse attacks in Tunisia (2015). == Heads ==

As of December 2025, those directly in charge of Counter Terrorism are Commanders Dom Murphy and James Harman, who ultimately report to Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor. == See also ==