Sovereign Base Areas Police

The Sovereign Base Areas Police Service was established at midnight on the 15th of August 1960 and was constituted in accordance with the 1960 Treaty of Establishment and Sovereign Base Areas Ordinance. Its purpose is to maintain law and order across all of the Sovereign Base Areas by the prevention and detection of crime, the apprehension of offenders and the operation of HM Prison, Dhekelia. The Sovereign Base Areas cover approximately 98 square miles of land surface and they are located in the south coast of the island of Cyprus. The Akrotiri Base (Western SBA) covers 47.5 square miles whilst, some 60 miles to the east, the Dhekelia Base (Eastern SBA) covers 50.5 square miles and contains three Republican enclaves. WSBA abuts the Republic of Cyprus, whereas ESBA additionally abuts the north of the island and the United Nations buffer zone. The territory of the Republic of Cyprus separates the two parts of the Sovereign Base Areas. Some laws of the United Kingdom are also appli...