United Kingdom
See also: Specialist Firearms Officer- Her Majesty's Prison Service National Tactical Response Group (NTRG)
- Metropolitan Police Service Specialist Firearms Command (CO19)
- Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) Tactical Support Group (TSG)
- Royal Ulster Constabulary/Police Service of Northern Ireland Headquarters Mobile Support Unit (HMSU)
- Most UK Police Forces have a Specialist Response Unit usually going by the name Armed Support Unit or Force Operations Task Force.
- Elements of units from the United Kingdom Special Forces have been deployed to support the Police a number of times in counterterrorist, intelligence and hostage rescue roles, though this has seen a marked decline since the end of the troubles in Northern Ireland.
Read more about this topic: List Of Special Response Units
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