| has gloss | eng: The Central Communications Command (CO10 or CCC, also known as Metcall) is the largest Operational Command Unit of Londons Metropolitan Police Service. It is responsible for communications within the Metropolitan Police and between the police and the public & other forces, taking over from a number of smaller communications departments scattered throughout the service. The "C3i programme" to combine the MPSs communications into a single department was piloted by Sir Ian Blair prior to his promotion to Commissioner; the transition to the new system began in 2004 and was completed in December 2007. The OCU is generally referred to within the service as "Metcall", the name given to the three main command-and-control centres based in Hendon, Bow and Lambeth. |
