It was announced , in September 2005 , that the Metropolitan Police Special Branch would be merging with the Anti-Terrorism Branch of the Metropolitan Police to form a new department called Counter Terrorism Command , with the new department coming into being on 2 October 2006 , thus completing a process begun when the investigative wing of the Special Branch X squad became The Anti-Terrorist Branch in 1972 .
It was announced , in September 2005 , that the Metropolitan Police Special Branch would be merging with the Anti-Terrorism Branch of the Metropolitan Police to form a new department called Counter Terrorism Command . The new department came into being on 2 October 2006 .