The Metropolitan Police Service employs 31,000 officers, 14,000 police staff, 414 traffic wardens and 4,000 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) as well as being supported by over 2,500 volunteer police officers in the Metropolitan Special Constabulary (MSC) and its Employer Supported Policing (ESP) programme.

The Metropolitan Police Services covers an area of 620 square miles and a population of 7.2 million.

‘…It has been brought to our attention that the photographs from the Gatso camera, produced for your recent court case, have been published on TheNewspaper.com website. The content of these photographs are the property of Sussex Police and publication of them is a breach of copyright. They should be removed from the website forthwith. If they are not removed further action may be contemplated.’

Sussex Police area map
Sussex is divided into five geographical divisions. Divisions are then divided into districts.
Sussex Police is dedicated to Serving Sussex with stated priorities being Neighbourhood policing, Keeping people Safe and Making best use of resources.
A team of almost 6000 officers and staff, work under the pledge that:
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Kent Police continue to misuse section 44 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2000 not only against protesters at the Kingsnorth demonstrations, but also in the High Street.

Kent
Kent police area map
Kent Police is divided into six policing areas, with additional specialist units  in Maidstone, which focus on serious and organised crime.
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Thames Valley Police Force region
Thames Valley Police Force, serves the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, with a population of 2.1 million.
The area is divided into five Basic Command Units: Oxfordshire, Berkshire East, Berkshire West, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. These, in turn, are split into 16 Local Police Areas, …

The police officers facing disciplinary action, 2 custody sergeants and a custody detention officer, lied on the custody record, claiming that an additional cell visit had been made, though the IPCC prefer the softer wording of ‘misleading and inaccurate information’. Police guidelines require a cell visit every 30 minutes for those thought to be intoxicated.

After the decision to call an ambulance was made, once again he was left alone in the cell for a further 21 minutes.

Naseem Malik, the IPCC Commisioner for the North West, in her report commented ‘…the final indignity was leaving a man in need of medical care alone on the floor his cell for 21 minutes…’

The IPCC became operational in 2004, a Quango, funded by the Home Office and independent of the Police. They have a legal duty to oversee the whole of the police complaints system, created by the Police Reform Act 2002.

Greater Manchester Police Region
Formed in 1974, Greater Manchester Police Force covers an area of approximately 500 square miles, serving a population of approximately 2 and a half million people.
As of May 2009 Manchester Police force has: 8167 Police Officers, 380 Special Constables, 270 Community Support Officers and 3769 Police Staff.
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