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The City of London Police is the smallest territorial police force in England and Wales, both in terms of geographic area and head-count. [5] The current commissioner (equivalent to the chief constable in non-London forces), is Peter O'Doherty, who was appointed in a temporary capacity in October 2023, and is set to become permanent ...
The London Police Service (LPS), or simply London Police, is the municipal law enforcement agency in London, Ontario, Canada. The LPS enforces federal statutes including the Criminal Code , provincial offences such as the Highway Traffic Act , as well as local municipal by-laws.
The Metropolitan Police Service was founded in 1829 by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel under the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 and on 29 September of that year, the first constables of the service appeared on the streets of London. [17]
The increase in a special grant to compensate the Met and City of London police for the additional security and other costs of policing London was confirmed by policing minister Diana Johnson ...
Mounted MPS officer outside Buckingham Palace, London. The Metropolitan Police of Greater London, England is organised into five main directorates, each headed by an Assistant Commissioner, and four civilian-staffed support departments previously under the umbrella of Met Headquarters, each headed by a Chief Officer, the equivalent civilian grade to Assistant Commissioner.
Metropolitan Police Service officers in Soho, London, 2007. The service continued to be overseen directly by the Home Secretary until 2000, when the newly created Greater London Authority was given responsibility to oversee the force, through the Metropolitan Police Authority.
The Metropolitan Special Constabulary (MSC) is the volunteer police force of the Metropolitan Police Service. [4] It is one of three Special Constabularies operating within London, the others being part of the City of London Police and British Transport Police. The service was created over 190 years ago under the Special Constables Act 1831.
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the head of London's Metropolitan Police Service. Sir Mark Rowley was appointed to the post on 8 July 2022 [3] after Dame Cressida Dick announced her resignation in February 2022. [4] [5] The rank of Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police is regarded as the highest in British policing.