Metropolitan Police Service
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Metropolitan Police Service Metropolitan Police Force |
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| Common name | The Met Police |
| Abbreviation | MPS |
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| Motto | Total Policing |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 29 September 1829 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 180 |
| Boats | 22 |
| Helicopters | 3 |
| Dogs | 250 |
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| www.met.police.uk | |
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| * 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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