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Assistant Commissioner is a rank used in many police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 forces.

ll Australian police forces, excepting the New South Wales Police Force where it is junior to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner is the rank below Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner

A Deputy Commissioner is a police or administrative official in many different countries....
 but senior to the rank of Commander
Commander

Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in police and law enforcement....
 (South Australia Police
South Australia Police

The South Australia Police is the police force of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia. It is an agency of the Government of South Australia within the South Australian Department of Justice....
, Victoria Police
Victoria Police

Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria , Australia. , the Victoria Police has over 13,600 personnel along with over 2,100 civilian staff across 339 police stations....
), senior to the rank of Superintendent
Superintendent

Superintendent may refer to:*Superintendent , a church executive performing the duties of a bishop*Superintendent , an education executive or administrator...
 (Western Australia Police) and senior to the rank of Chief Superintendent (Queensland Police Service, New South Wales Police Force).






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Assistant Commissioner is a rank used in many police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 forces.

Australia

In all Australian police forces, excepting the New South Wales Police Force where it is junior to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner is the rank below Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner

A Deputy Commissioner is a police or administrative official in many different countries....
 but senior to the rank of Commander
Commander

Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in police and law enforcement....
 (South Australia Police
South Australia Police

The South Australia Police is the police force of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia. It is an agency of the Government of South Australia within the South Australian Department of Justice....
, Victoria Police
Victoria Police

Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria , Australia. , the Victoria Police has over 13,600 personnel along with over 2,100 civilian staff across 339 police stations....
), senior to the rank of Superintendent
Superintendent

Superintendent may refer to:*Superintendent , a church executive performing the duties of a bishop*Superintendent , an education executive or administrator...
 (Western Australia Police) and senior to the rank of Chief Superintendent (Queensland Police Service, New South Wales Police Force). In all services, the insignia consists of crossed and wreathed tipstaves; as a rank, it is senior to a Brigadier
Brigadier

Brigadier is a military Military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation....
 but junior to a Major General
Major General

Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of Sergeant Major General. A Major General is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of Lieutenant General and senior to the ranks of Brigadier and Brigadier General....
.

Ireland

In An Garda Siochana, the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
's national police force, the rank of Assistant Commissioner is between Chief Superintendent
Chief Superintendent

Chief Superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the United Kingdom model....
 and Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner

A Deputy Commissioner is a police or administrative official in many different countries....
.

United Kingdom


Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, usually just Assistant Commissioner , is the third highest rank in London's Metropolitan Police Service, ranking below Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and above Deputy Assistant Commissioner....
 (AC) is the third highest rank in the London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan police

Metropolitan police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force....
, ranking between Deputy Assistant Commissioner
Deputy Assistant Commissioner

Deputy Assistant Commissioner is a rank in London's Metropolitan Police Service between Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and Commander#British police rank....
 and Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

The Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, commonly referred to simply as the Deputy Commissioner, is the second-in-command of London's Metropolitan Police Service....
. The Assistant Commissioner is also the second-in-command of the City of London Police
City of London Police

The City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, England, including the Middle Temple and Inner Temple....
, ranking between Commander
Commander

Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in police and law enforcement....
 and Commissioner
Police commissioner

Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces. In some organisations it may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police....
. The rank is not used in other British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 police forces.