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A division was the usual term for the largest territorial subdivision of most British police forces. In major reforms of police organisation in the 1990s divisions of many forces were restructured and retitled Basic Command Units (BCUs), although as of 2009[update] some forces continue to refer to them as divisions.
The term was and is[update] used in many other countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth.