Editing Police authority (section)

===London===
The [[Metropolitan Police]] and [[City of London Police]] have historically been exceptions to the national rule. The Metropolitan Police were under the direct control of the [[Home Secretary]]  from their establishment in 1829 until 2000, when the [[Metropolitan Police Authority]] (MPA) was established under the [[Greater London Authority]] to oversee the force. The MPA was replaced in January 2012, alongside the introduction of police and crime commissioners, by the [[Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime]], under the control of the [[Mayor of London]], and reporting to the Police and Crime Committee of the [[London Assembly]]. Unlike the other police forces in England and Wales, where the chief officer is appointed by the locally elected police and crime commissioner, the national and international importance of the work of the Metropolitan Police means the appointment of the [[Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis|Metropolitan Police Commissioner]] is still in the hands of the Home Secretary (and constitutionally made by the Monarch), although they must "have regard to any recommendations made" by the Mayor of London since the introduction of that position in 2000.<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=1999 |chapter=29 |act=Greater London Authority Act 1999 |section=315}}</ref><ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=2011 |chapter=13 |act=Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |section=42}}</ref>

The [[City of London Corporation]] has been the police authority for the [[City of London Police]] since their formal establishment in 1839. Despite the introduction of police and crime commissioners in 2012, the function of the Corporation as the police authority was retained by the [[Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011]].<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=2011 |chapter=13 |act=Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |schedule=16}}</ref> This function is currently exercised by the Police Authority Board of the [[City of London Corporation#Court of Common Council|Court of Common Council]], the elected body that runs the Corporation. Eleven of the members of the Board &mdash; including the chair and their deputy &mdash; are elected members of the Common Council, and the other three are appointed independent members.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Police Authority |url=https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/about-the-city-of-london-corporation/police-authority/about-police-authority |website=[[City of London Corporation]] |archive-url=https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/en/archive/20210715104012/https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/about-the-city-of-london-corporation/police-authority/about-police-authority |archive-date=15 July 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The appointment of the Commissioner of the City of London Police is now made by the Common Council (although technically by the Monarch).<ref>{{cite news |title=City of London Appoints New Commissioner |url=http://www.policeoracle.com/news/City-of-London-Appoints-New-Commissioner_29026.html |access-date=29 December 2014 |work=Police Oracle |date=15 December 2010 |url-access=registration |author=[[City of London Police]]}}</ref>