City of London Police
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1839 |
| Annual budget | £123.8m (2015/16) |
| Legal personality | Non government: Police force |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
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| City of London police area (red) | |
| Size | 1.1 sq mi / 2.8 km² |
| Population | approx 9000 residents |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Governing body | Common Council of the City of London |
| Constituting instrument | City of London Police Act 1839 |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Wood Street |
| Police officers | 699 |
| Support Staffs | 413 |
| Agency executive | Ian Dyson, QPM, Commissioner |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 3 total, 1 fully operational and 2 not fully operational |
| Website | |
| www.cityoflondon.police.uk | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temples. The force responsible for law enforcement within the remainder of Greater London, outside of the City, is the Metropolitan Police Service, a separate organisation. The City of London, which is now primarily a financial business district with a small resident population but a large commuting workforce, is the historic core of London, and has an administrative history distinct from that of the rest of the metropolis, of which its separate police force is one manifestation.
The City of London area has a resident population of around 9000. There is a daily influx of approximately 400,000 commuters into the City, along with thousands of tourists.
The police authority is the Common Council of the City, and unlike other territorial forces in England and Wales there is not a police and crime commissioner replacing that police authority by way of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, but like a police and crime commissioner, the Common Council is elected, thus achieving the same aim of democratic accountability.
With 1,173 employees, including 699 full-time police officers, 61 special constables and 15 police community support officers, and three police stations (at Wood Street (also the headquarters), Snow Hill, and Bishopsgate), the City of London Police is the smallest territorial police force in England and Wales, both in terms of geographic area and head-count. The Commissioner since January 2016 is Ian Dyson, QPM, who was formerly the force's Assistant Commissioner.
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