Get Involved with the Metropolitan Police Service
Volunteering for the Metropolitan Police Service
As a volunteer, you can gain amazing life skills and experiences, while helping your local community.
Special Constable
The Special Constabulary is a force of volunteers, aged 18 and over, who work with and support regular Metropolitan police officers. As a special constable you:
- get the same powers as regular officers
- wear the same uniform
- give up at least 16 hours of your spare time each month to do something positive for yourself and your community
As a special constable you carry out a variety of duties like:
- foot and vehicle patrols
- crime prevention
- anti-robbery initiatives and operations
- arresting offenders
- investigating crime
- working in schools to talk about safety and crime
- assisting in the event of accidents, fights and fires
- road safety initiatives
- house-to-house enquiries
- helping with public safety and security at local or major events
- presenting evidence in court
- 'hotspot' operations to tackle underage drinking, criminal damage and nuisance/public disorder
Find out more about special constables on the main Metropolitan Police website.
Metropolitan Police Volunteers
The Met Volunteer Programme (MVP) was established in 2001 to help get communities more closely involved with local policing, and to help us improve the service we offer. It’s open to anyone aged 18 or over.
As a Met Volunteer you:
- lend your skills and free time to help make London safer
- can volunteer in the borough you live or work in
Currently volunteers support us in areas like:
- assisting at front counters
- general administration
- taking part in role-plays for police training
- Neighbourhood Watch support
There’s more about volunteering with the Metropolitan Police Volunteers on our main site.
