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Acronym

National Tactical Response Group

A specialist unit of His Majesty's Prison Service in the United Kingdom, who work alongside National Dog & Technical Support Group (NDTSG) that is equipped to respond to serious incidents in prisons, in particular protests and hostage taking incidents. Officers are trained in riot control tactics including methods of entry, working at height and hostage resolution. They wear stab vests, flame retardant uniforms, helmets and armoured gloves and carry explosives, Monadnock PR-24 batons, shields, PAVA incapacitant and smoke bombs. Also known by a number of affectionate terms such as "The Mufti Squad" by Prisoners, most notably Charles Bronson in his various interviews/books etc. In 2018 alone, the unit was deployed 640 times to prisons in England & Wales.