Counter Terrorism Policing North West
Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW) (formerly the North West Counter Terrorism Unit set up in 2007) reflects a formal collaboration between the five NW police forces.
CTPNW works within the national Counter Terrorism network to make sure that UK Police forces are best equipped to protect the public from acts of terrorism or domestic extremism, and to investigate and prosecute those responsible.
We deliver specialist support to police forces throughout the country, but in particular the five forces which make up the North West region: GMP, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria.
The Unit draws on a wide range of expertise, including but not restricted to: skilled detectives, financial investigators, community contact teams, intelligence analysts, forensic specialists and high-tech investigators.
Local Forces
CTPNW is a collaboration of the following local police forces
Greater Manchester
Police
Cheshire Constabulary
Merseyside Police
Lancashire Constabulary
Cumbria Constabulary
LATEST NEWS FROM NORTH WEST
Updates from Counter Terrorism Policing regarding the incident in Manchester
A man who collected extremist content and used a phone in prison whilst serving a sentence for assaulting a police officer has been jailed again. Muhammad Zakir Arif (22/12/2005), from Bury, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court today (Friday 24 July 2026) to three years in prison. The judge also ordered that he serve an...
A man who conducted hostile reconnaissance at a military base alongside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue attacker has been jailed. Mohammed Asim Bashir (18/09/1994) of Shaftesbury Road, Cheetham Hill was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court earlier today (Thursday 23 July 2026) to life imprisonment. He will serve a minimum of 17 years, which includes...
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