Metropolitan police
The Metropolitan Police Service consists of police officers and special constables (the latter of which are volunteers, generally part time, with full police powers), police community support officers and police staff (civilians). The Met was the first force to introduce PCSOs. Unlike police staff and PCSOs, police officers are not employees: they are servants of the crown. Funding for the Metropolitan police has been cut due to austerity. Changes in the way the government pays for police pensions will lead to further cuts.