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Metropolitan Police

Metropolitan Police Service
Metropolitan Police Force
Common name The Met Police
Abbreviation MPS
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Motto Total Policing
Agency overview
Formed 29 September 1829
Preceding agencies
Employees 48,661 (total)
32,125 police officers
9,521 police staff
1,626 PCSOs
Volunteers 3,271 special constables
1,500 Met Police volunteers
3,658 volunteer police cadets
Annual budget £3.24 billion
Legal personality Non government: Police force
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* Police area of Metropolitan Police District in the country of, UK
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Size 1,578 km2 (609 sq mi)
Population 8.5 million
Legal jurisdiction England & Wales (Northern Ireland and Scotland in limited circumstances)
Governing body Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
Constituting instruments
General nature
Operational structure
Overviewed by Independent Police Complaints Commission/Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
Headquarters New Scotland Yard
Police officers 32,125 full time
3,271 special constables
PCSOs 1,626
Deputy Mayor responsible Sophie Linden
Agency executives
Facilities
Stations 180
Boats 22
Helicopters 3
Dogs 250
Website
www.met.police.uk
Footnotes
* Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly the Metropolitan Police, and informally referred to as the Met Police, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London, which is the responsibility of the City of London Police. The Met also has significant national responsibilities, such as co-ordinating and leading on counter-terrorism matters and protection of the British Royal Family and senior figures of Her Majesty's Government.

As of March 2016, the Met employed 48,661 full-time personnel. This included 32,125 sworn police officers, 9,521 police staff, and 1,626 non-sworn police community support officers. This number excludes the 3,271 Special Constables, who work part-time (a minimum of 16 hours a month) and who have the same powers and uniform as their regular colleagues. This makes the Metropolitan Police the largest police force in the United Kingdom by a significant margin, and one of the biggest in the world.

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, commonly known simply as the Commissioner, is the overall operational leader of the force, responsible and accountable to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime. The post of Commissioner was first held jointly by Sir Charles Rowan and Sir Richard Mayne. The post is currently occupied by Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe. The Commissioner's subordinate, the Deputy Commissioner, is currently Craig Mackey.


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