The Sovereign Base Areas Police is the local civilian police force for the British controlled
Sovereign Base Areas
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (), officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA), is a British Overseas Territory made of two non-contiguous areas on the island of Cyprus. The areas, which include British military bases and instal ...
(SBA) of
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (), officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA), is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory made of two non-contiguous areas on the island of Geography of Cyprus, Cyprus. The area ...
in
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...
.
Organisation
Established in August 1960, the force has responsibility for all 15,000 residents of the SBAs, including military personnel.
The Cyprus Joint Police Unit (the
Royal Navy Police,
Royal Military Police and
RAF Police), has concurrent jurisdiction over all offences committed by service personnel and UK dependents/employees within the SBAs, garrisons, and stations, and other retained military sites outside the SBAs.
Both work in full cooperation with each other and any jurisdiction issues are managed through an agreed memorandum of understanding.
Numbers
The SBA Police consists of a total of 241 officers and 12 civilian employees.
There are
British
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* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
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senior officers, with the remainder recruited from the
Greek Cypriot and
Turkish Cypriot
Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land onc ...
communities.
In addition to its regular policing duties, the SBA Police has responsibility for the operation of HMP Dhekelia (the SBA Prison).
Affiliation
Although the SBA Police is administered by the
Ministry of Defence
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, it is a separate force from the
Ministry of Defence Police
The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian special police force#United Kingdom, special police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence. The MDP's primary responsibilities are ...
(MDP).
See also
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Sovereign Base Areas Customs
*
Cyprus Police
*
Gibraltar Defence Police
The Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) is a civil police force which provides a policing and security service for the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence in Gibraltar. Prior to 17 December 2009 it was known as the Gibraltar Ser ...
References
External links
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Armed Forces Act 2006
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Police forces of dependent territories of the United Kingdom
Sovereign Base Areas
Civilian police forces of defense ministries
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
1960 establishments in Cyprus
1960 establishments in the British Empire