Metropolitan Police
| Metropolitan Police Service | |
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| Common name | The Met |
| Abbreviation | MPS |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | September 29, 1829 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Employees | 43,571 in total 32,493 police officers 9,816 police staff 1,262 PCSOs |
| Volunteers | 1,858 special constables 1,500 police support volunteers 3,658 volunteer police cadets |
| Annual budget | £4.43 billion |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Greater London (excluding the City of London) |
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| Map of the Metropolitan Police District | |
| Size | 1,578 km2 (609 sq mi) |
| Population | 8.95 million (2019/20) |
| Legal jurisdiction | England and Wales (throughout the whole of the United Kingdom, including Scotland and Northern Ireland, under certain limited circumstances) |
| Primary governing body | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime |
| Secondary governing body | Home Office |
| Constituting instruments | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
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| Headquarters | New Scotland Yard, Westminster, London, England |
| Police officers | 32,493 full time 1,858 special constables |
| PCSOs | 1,262 |
| Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime responsible | |
| Agency executives | |
| Website | |
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The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), sometimes called the Met, is the name of the police service for the county of Greater London in England (all of London except the City of London).
It is the oldest of the 52 police forces in the United Kingdom, and ranks as the country's largest police force, by amount of officers, too.
The force operates under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, who is directly accountable to the mayor of London, through the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and the Home Office.
Excluding its national roles, the Met oversees the eighth-smallest primary geographic area (police area) compared to other territorial police forces in the UK.
References
- ↑ "Metropolitan Police Service – Homepage". Metropolitan Police. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ↑ "Contacts: MPS". MPA. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ↑ "Metropolitan Police Service – History of the Metropolitan Police Service". Metropolitan Police. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ↑ "The Bow street runners – Victorian Policeman by Simon Dell OBE QCB – Devon & Cornwall Constabulary". Devon-cornwall.police.uk. Archived from the original on 13 October 2003. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ↑ "Policing the Port of London – Crime and punishment". Port Cities. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 "The structure | the Met". www.met.police.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ↑ "London Police Budget 2023". Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "Metropolitan Police Service". His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "Matt Jukes takes on role as Deputy Commissioner". Metropolitan Police. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ↑ "Metropolitan Police Authority". MPA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
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