http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4227476.stm
"Elite police team Special Branch is likely to lose its historic badge after 120 years in a shake-up of Scotland Yard's terrorism units.
The squad is to merge with the Met Police's Anti-Terrorist Branch to create a new Counter Terrorism Command. The move is part of the Yard's latest plans designed to 'move people from support services to the front line'. In addition, more officers will patrol the streets on their own in an effort to make them more approachable. The closure of Special Branch is part of an overhaul of specialist operations which are being divided into three directorates. "
