The City of London Police (CoLP), also known simply as the City 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 centre 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 police authority is the Common Council of the City, and unlike other territorial forces in England and Wales there is not an elected commissioner replacing that police authority by way of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
With 1,310 employees, including 833 police officers, 99 special constables and 39 police community support officers, and three police stations (at Wood Street (also the headquarters), 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 December 2010 is Adrian Leppard who formerly was a Deputy Chief Constable of Kent Police.
The City of London area has a resident population of around 10,000. There is a daily influx of approximately 300,000 commuters into the City, with an additional 300,000 cars passing through the "Square Mile" each day, along with thousands of tourists.
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