Sovereign Base Areas Police
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 Sovereign Base Areas Police area |
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| Coverage | |
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| Area | Akrotiri and Dhekelia |
| Size | 254 km² |
| Population | Approx 15,000 |
| Operations | |
| Formed | 1960 |
| HQ | Episkopi |
| Officers | 256 |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Stations | 3 |
| Chief Constable | David Kelly |
| Website | SBA Police website |
The Sovereign Base Areas Police is the local civilian police force for the British controlled Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus. Established in August 1960, the force has responsibility for all 15,000 residents of the SBAs, including military personnel. However, for any military offences committed by service personnel on military property, authority lies with the Cyprus Joint Police Unit, which is a military unit made up of members of the Royal Military Police and Royal Air Force Police.
The SBA police force consists of a total of 256 officers, consisting of seven British senior officers, with the remainder recruited from the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. In addition to its regular policing duties, the SBA Police has responsibility for the operation of Dhekelia Prison.
Although the SBA Police is administered by the Ministry of Defence, it is not part of the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP).
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| Other UK, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories Police forces and Military Police |
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