Sovereign Base Areas Police

Sovereign Base Areas Police
SBA Police patch with badge
Common nameSovereign Base Areas Police
Agency overview
Formed15 August 1960
Employees253
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		SBA
Operations jurisdictionSBA
Map of the Sovereign Base Areas Police's jurisdiction.
Size250 km2
Population14,000
Legal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdiction
Governing bodyMinistry of Defence (United Kingdom)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersSovereign Base Areas Police HQ, British Forces Episkopi
Military appointment responsible
  • Air Vice Marshal Peter J.M. Squires OBE MA BEng (Hons), Administrator, Sovereign Base Areas
Agency executive
  • Mick Matthews, Chief Constable
Parent agencyMinistry of Defence
Facilities
Stations
3
  • Episkopi Police Station
  • Dhekelia Police Station
  • Ay Nicolaos Police Station
PrisonsHis Majesty's Prison, Dhekelia
Patrol carsYes
Armed response vehiclesYes
DogsYes
Website
www.sba.mod.uk/web_pages/sbap.htm

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.

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