Special Branch

noun

1. (in Britain) the department of the police force that is concerned with political security

Example Sentences

An email from April 2021 from Wiltshire Police Inspector Gill Hughes said national security unit Special Branch had been “very dismissive” of the information provided about Mr Skripal’s poisoning by the force’s control room, the inquiry was told.

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Part of its investigation looked at the conduct of Stakeknife’s Army handlers and police Special Branch, as well as MI5.

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Followers on X, formerly known as Twitter, replied asking if the bird was part of "special branch" or the "flying squad".

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"Special Branch were aware that a terrorist organisation was showing interest in Darren, in a police officer, who attended the bar and that he was the subject of a threat," Mr Creelan told Spotlight.

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Niven, who contributed to the documentary, said his father joined the RUC after a stint in the Army, rising through the ranks to become a detective superintendent in charge of Special Branch.

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