The City of London Police is the police force responsible for the City of London. The Metropolitan Police is responsible for the rest of London. It has about 1,200 employees and police stations on Snow Hill, Wood Street, and Bishopsgate. The commissioner is Dr James Hart QPM. The force in its present form dates from 1839, when the Corporation of London agreed to reform its police service along modern lines in order for it to not be amalgamated with the new Metropolitan Police. It is a direct successor to the Watch of the 13th century.

Police Ranks

• Police Constable (Pc) (warrant card number)
• Sergeant (Sgt or PS) (three point down chevrons over warrant card number)
• Inspector (Insp) (two stars of the Order of the Bath, informally known as pips)
• Chief Inspector (Ch Insp) (three pips)
• Superintendent (Supt) (crown)
• Chief Superintendent (Ch Supt) (crown over one pip)
• Commander (Cmdr) (crossed tipstaves in a laurel wreath)
• Assistant Commissioner (AC) (pip over Commander's badge)
• Commissioner (crown above one pip above Commander's badge)

The prefix 'Woman' in front of female officers' ranks - as in Woman Police Constable (WPC) and Woman Police Sergeant (WPS) - is now obsolete.

Commissioners of the City of London Police

• Daniel Whittle Harvey (1839 to 1863)
• Colonel Sir James Fraser , KCB (1863 to 1890)
• Sir Henry Smith, KCB (1890 to 1902)
• Sir William Nott-Bower , KCVO (1902 to 1925)
• Lt. Colonel Sir Hugh Turnbull , KCVO, KBE, KPM (1925 to 1950)
• Colonel Sir Arthur Young KBE, CMG, CVO, KPM (1950 to 1971)
• Charles James Page , CBE, QPM (1971 to 1977)
• Peter Marshall, QPM (1977 to 1985)
• Owen Kelly , QPM (1985 to 1994)
• William Taylor , QPM (1994 to 1998).
• Perry Nove , QPM (1998 to 2002)
• Dr James Hart QPM (2002 to date)

See also

• Honourable Artillery Company

External link

• http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk