The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly the Metropolitan Police, and also formerly semi-formally called the Metropolitan Police Force, and informally referred to as the Met Police, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Greater London, excluding the square mile of the City of London, which is the responsibility of the City of London Police.
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| metpoliceuk | |
| Website | http://www.met.police.uk/ |
| Area type | Metropolitan Police District (London region excluding the City of London) |
| Officers | 33,367 police officers |
| Budget | £2.5 billionm annually |
| Area size | 1,578 sq km |
| Formed | 1829 |
| Jurisdiction | England and Wales (includes Scotland and Northern Ireland for officers on close protection duties) |
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