Organisation and structure of the Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police of Greater London, England is organised into five main directorates, each headed by an Assistant Commissioner, and four civilian-staffed support departments previously under the umbrella of Met Headquarters, each headed by a Chief Officer, the equivalent civilian grade to Assistant Commissioner.

It was created during the 2018–19 restructuring of the service, amalgamating much of its functions from the previous Specialist Crime & Operations Directorate.

[15] The priority of this command is to keep the public safe and to ensure that London remains a hostile environment for terrorists.

It was first formed as an anti-corruption department by Commissioner Robert Mark in 1971,[16] known as A10 or the Complaints Investigation Bureau (CIB).

[1] It consists of officers and civilian staff and as of 2023 its commands or departments are: It focuses on standards of professional conduct for officers, and the enforcement of them, in leadership and supervision, security of information and intelligence, recognition of the diversity of communities and staff, identifying and reacting to organisational and individual learning, and maintaining the threat of detection, prevention and management of risk.

There are obligations to treat staff fairly and to be seen as an employer of choice, thus the highest standards must be applied to internal processes as well.

The unit provides operational officers to ensure security for film companies and the general public.

[20] Formerly known as Digital Policing and falling under Met Headquarters, this is led by the Chief Digital and Technology Officer (Darren Scates, as of 2023[update]), who heads directors for:[1] From 2023 this department covered the duties formerly covered by a Departments of Finance, of Commercial, of Property Services and of Human Resources within Met Headquarters.