Claim: The area policed by the Metropolitan Police Service is known as the Metropolitan Police District (MPD), whereas the Met was divided into 32 Borough Operational Command Units that directly aligned with the 32 London boroughs covered, which were all created at the same time as Greater London on 1 April 1965.
Evidence: The area policed by the Metropolitan Police Service is known as the Metropolitan Police District (MPD). The Met was divided into 32 Borough Operational Command Units that directly aligned with the 32 London boroughs covered. On 1 April 1965, the 32 London boroughs and Greater London were created by the London Government Act 1963.