Metropolitan Police Service Company Profile

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Company Name	Metropolitan Police Service
Website	https://en.wikipedia.org
Snippet	The Metropolitan Police Service was founded in 1829 by 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. In 1839, the Marine Police Force, which had been formed in 1798, was amalgamated into the Metropolitan Police.
Dogs	250
Size	1,578 km2 (609 sq mi)
Boats	22
PCSOs	1,464
Formed	29 September 1829; 190 years ago (1829-09-29)[3]
Country	united kingdom
Website	metpolicehistory.co.uk
Industry	law enforcement
Stations	180[citation needed]
linkedin	linkedin.com/company/metropolitan-police-service
Employees	43,000+ in total[5]31,075 police officers[5]8,732 police staff[5]1,464 PCSOs[5]
Population	more than 8 million[8]
Volunteers	1,731 special constables1,500 Met Police volunteers3,658 volunteer police cadets
size_range	51 - 200
Common name	The Met[1]
display_url	metpolicehistory.co.uk
Abbreviation	MPS[2]
Headquarters	New Scotland Yard Victoria Embankment London SW1A 2JL[9]
Annual budget	£3.24 billion[6]
Overviewed by	Home Office/HMIC/IPOC
General nature	Local civilian police, Local civilian agency
Police officers	31,075 full time1731 special constables
Agency executives	Dame Cressida Dick, Commissioner, Sir Stephen House, Deputy Commissioner
Legal personality	Police force
Legal jurisdiction	England and Wales(throughout the whole of the United Kingdom, including Scotland and Northern Ireland, under certain limited circumstances)
Preceding agencies	Bow Street Runners[4], Marine Police Force[7]
Number of employees	47
Primary governing body	Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
Operations jurisdiction	Greater London (minus City of London), England, United Kingdom
Constituting instruments	Metropolitan Police Act 1829, Metropolitan Police Act 1839, Police Act 1996
Secondary governing body	Home Office
Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime responsible	Sophie Linden

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