Commissioner of Police of the City of London
| City of London Police | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1839 |
| Annual budget | £123.8m (2015/16) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of the City of London in the county of Greater London, UK |
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| City of London police area (red) | |
| Size | 1.1 sq mi / 2.8 km² |
| Population | approx 9000 residents |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Governing body | Common Council of the City of London |
| Constituting instrument | City of London Police Act 1839 |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Wood Street |
| Police officers | 699 |
| Support Staffs | 413 |
| Agency executive | Ian Dyson, QPM, Commissioner |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 3 |
| Website | |
| www.cityoflondon.police.uk | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temples. The force responsible for law enforcement within the remainder of Greater London, outside the City, is the Metropolitan Police Service, 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 9,000. However, there is also a daily influx of approximately 400,000 commuters into the City, along with thousands of tourists.
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, but like a police and crime commissioner, the Common Council is elected.
The force has 1,188 employees, including 699 full-time police officers, 61 special constables, 15 police community support officers, and 413 support staff.. The headquarters is located at Wood Street and there are two additional stations at Snow Hill, and Bishopsgate. The City of London Police is the smallest territorial police force in England and Wales, both in terms of geographic area and head-count. The Commissioner since January 2016 is Ian Dyson, QPM, who was formerly the force's Assistant Commissioner.
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