Sovereign Base Areas Police

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.

Both work in full cooperation with each other and any jurisdiction issues are managed through an agreed memorandum of understanding.

[1] The SBA Police consists of a total of 241 officers and 12 civilian employees.

[2] In addition to its regular policing duties, the SBA Police has responsibility for the operation of HMP Dhekelia (the SBA Prison).