The Imperial Police Force is the paramilitary police service that covers Southern Continent on Barrayar and the "Imperial District", i.e. the Vorbarra District. The "ImpPol", as it is known, was established as a centralized organisation uniting the municipal, city, and rural uniformed forces during the first year of reign of the incumbent Emperor Serg Vorbarra, in 3001. The Imperial Police Force is under the direct control of Minister of Interior, who appoints the Chief of the Imperial Police in the Ministry of the Interior (C-IPF-MinInt), who is also the President of the Department of Imperial Security; however, due to its dimensions, the Imperial Police Forces is internally organized as a separate Department. The Imperial Police is organized according to two basic criteria: territorial a