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A <b>Basic Command Unit</b> (BCU) is the largest unit into which <a href="Territorial_police_force" title="Territorial police force">territorial</a> <a href="Law_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Law enforcement in the United Kingdom">British Police</a> forces are divided. BCU replaces the earlier terms <i>Sub-Division</i> and <i>Division</i> that had been in use since the 1880s. BCUs may alternatively be called an <i>Area Command</i> or a <i>Division</i>. They will also contain smaller, more local teams which are often called a <i>Local Policing Unit</i> (LPU) or a <i>Local Policing Team</i> (LPT). There are 228 BCUs (or equivalent units) in England and Wales.

</p><p>Most forces are divided into at least three BCUs and some have many more. Most BCUs are further subdivided into smaller units. The BCU is usually commanded by a <a href="Chief_superintendent" title="Chief superintendent">Chief Superintendent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Metropolitan_Police">Metropolitan Police</h2></div>

<p>Until recently the <a href="Metropolitan_Police" title="Metropolitan Police">Metropolitan Police</a> used the term <b>Borough Operational Command Unit</b> (BOCU) for regional units within <a href="Organisation_and_structure_of_the_Metropolitan_Police#Frontline_Policing" title="Organisation and structure of the Metropolitan Police">Frontline Policing</a> (previously known as Territorial Policing), the subdivision of the Met responsible for day-to-day policing within the 32 <a href="London_boroughs" title="London boroughs">London boroughs</a>.

</p><p>Between 2017 and 2019 the 32 BOCUs were reorganised to form 12 new <b>Basic Command Units</b>, each incorporating between two and four of the original BOCUs (see the article on <a href="Collar_number#Frontline_Policing" title="Collar number">Collar numbers</a>).

</p><p>The term <b>Operational Command Unit</b> (OCU) is used for specialised units, for example the <a href="Aviation_Security_Operational_Command_Unit" title="Aviation Security Operational Command Unit">Aviation Security OCU</a>.

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<p><a href="West_Midlands_Police" title="West Midlands Police">West Midlands Police</a> is split into 10 <b>Local Policing Units</b> (LPUs). Each LPU is in turn organized into four <i>Core Policing Teams</i> (CPTs) that manage its different core functions: <a href="West_Midlands_Police#Investigation_teams" title="West Midlands Police">Investigation</a>, <a href="West_Midlands_Police#Neighbourhood_teams" title="West Midlands Police">Neighbourhood</a>, <a href="West_Midlands_Police#Force_response" title="West Midlands Police">Response</a> and <a href="West_Midlands_Police#Community_action_and_priority_teams_(CAPT)" title="West Midlands Police">Community Action and Priority Team (CAPT)</a>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Warwickshire_Police">Warwickshire Police</h2></div>

<p><a href="Warwickshire_Police" title="Warwickshire Police">Warwickshire Police</a> has abolished BCUs, the first British territorial police force to do so. The force is now divided directly into five Districts, each headed by a <a href="Chief_inspector" title="Chief inspector">Chief Inspector</a>. These were formerly grouped into two Areas (BCUs), North and South, each headed by a <a href="Chief_superintendent#United_Kingdom" title="Chief superintendent">Chief Superintendent</a>.

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<li><a href="Criminal_investigation_department" class="mw-redirect" title="Criminal investigation department">Criminal Investigation Department (CID)</a></li>

<li><a href="Firearms_unit" title="Firearms unit">Firearms Unit</a></li>

<li><a href="Forward_intelligence_team" title="Forward intelligence team">Forward Intelligence Team</a></li>

<li><a href="Fraud_squad_(United_Kingdom)" title="Fraud squad (United Kingdom)">Fraud squad</a></li>

<li><a href="Police_support_unit_(United_Kingdom)" title="Police support unit (United Kingdom)">Police Support Unit</a></li>

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<li><a href="Special_Branch#United_Kingdom" title="Special Branch">Special Branch</a> (<a href="Special_Branch_(Metropolitan_Police)" title="Special Branch (Metropolitan Police)">Met Police</a>)</li></ul>

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