This article describes the police force for the square-mile sized district known as the City of London. For the force covering the rest of Greater London, see Metropolitan Police.
City of London Police
Agency overview
Formed
1839; 185 years ago (1839)
Annual budget
£151million[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction
City of London, England, United Kingdom
Area served by the City of London Police
Size
1.1 sq mi / 2.8 km²
Population
8,700 (residents)
513,000 (workers)[2]
Legal jurisdiction
England and Wales
Governing body
Common Council of the City of London
Constituting instrument
City of London Police Act 1839
General nature
Local civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
High Court enforcement officer (High Court sheriff)
Traffic officer
Immigration officer
National Crime Agency (officer)
National Highways traffic officer
Police community support officer
Police custody and security officer
Prison officer
Tipstaff
Traffic warden
Water bailiff
Wildlife inspector
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Chief police officer
Police and crime commissioner
Emergency control centre
Home Office
Neighbourhood policing teams
Police area
Police authority
Initial Police Learning and Development Programme
Police cadets
Police Federation of England and Wales
Police Federation for Northern Ireland
Scottish Police Federation
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Police Oath
Police powers in: England and Wales - Scotland
Police Support Volunteer
Scotland Yard
Police 101 number
Policing by consent
Warrant card
Acts
Highway Act 1835
Police Act 1964
Police (Scotland) Act 1967
The Functions of Traffic Wardens Order 1970
Immigration Act 1971
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Salmon & Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986
Road Traffic Act 1988
Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
Protection of Children Act 1989
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Police Act 1996
Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997
Terrorism Act 2000
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
Police Reform Act 2002
Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003
Crime and Courts Act 2013
Licensing Act 2003
Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
Policing and Crime Act 2017
Statutory instruments
Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
Crime
Terrorism
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The City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, England, including the Middle and Inner Temples.
The force responsible for law enforcement within the remainder of the London region, outside the city, is the much larger Metropolitan Police, 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 8,700, however there is also a daily influx of approximately 513,000 commuters into the city, along with thousands of tourists.[1]
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,[3] but like a police and crime commissioner, the Common Council is elected.
As of 2021[update], the force had a workforce of 1,355 including 861 full-time police officers and 494 support staff.[1] The force is also supported by much smaller numbers of special constables, police community support officers, and designated officers. The headquarters is located at the Guildhall and there is an additional station at Bishopsgate.[2] The City of London Police is the smallest territorial police force in England and Wales, both in terms of geographic area and head-count.[4] The current commissioner (equivalent to the chief constable in non-London forces), appointed in 2022, is Angela McLaren.[5]
^ abcdef"City of London Police – Annual Report 2020/2021" (PDF). City of London Police. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^ ab"City of London Police – Policing Plan 2022–2025" (PDF). City of London Police. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^"Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011". Government of the United Kingdom.
^"The police | Home Office". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
^"City of London Police – Chief officer team". City of London Police. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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