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Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) is a rank in 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....
's Metropolitan Police Service
Metropolitan Police Service

The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within Greater London, excluding the City of London which is the responsibility of a City of London Police....
 between Assistant Commissioner
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....
 and 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....
. It is equivalent to Deputy Chief Constable
Deputy Chief Constable

Deputy Chief Constable is the second highest rank in all Policing in the United Kingdom , as well as the British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police and Civil Nuclear Constabulary....
 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
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 and wears the same insignia: a pip above crossed tipstaves
Tipstaff

The Tipstaff is an officer of a court. The duties of the position vary from country to country....
 within a wreath.

The rank was introduced in 1919 as an intermediate rank between Assistant Commissioner and (the Metropolitan Police rank of) Chief Constable
Chief Constable

Chief Constable is the title given to the chief police officer of every territorial British Police except the two responsible for Greater London, as well as the chief officers of the British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, and Isle of Man Constabulary....
. Deputy Assistant Commissioners were always warranted constable
Constable

A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in Police. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions....
s, as opposed to the higher ranks who were instead sworn as magistrate
Magistrate

A magistrate is a judicial officer; in ancient Rome, the word magistratus denoted one of the highest government officers with judicial and executive powers....
s.






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Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) is a rank in 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....
's Metropolitan Police Service
Metropolitan Police Service

The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within Greater London, excluding the City of London which is the responsibility of a City of London Police....
 between Assistant Commissioner
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....
 and 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....
. It is equivalent to Deputy Chief Constable
Deputy Chief Constable

Deputy Chief Constable is the second highest rank in all Policing in the United Kingdom , as well as the British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police and Civil Nuclear Constabulary....
 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
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 and wears the same insignia: a pip above crossed tipstaves
Tipstaff

The Tipstaff is an officer of a court. The duties of the position vary from country to country....
 within a wreath.

The rank was introduced in 1919 as an intermediate rank between Assistant Commissioner and (the Metropolitan Police rank of) Chief Constable
Chief Constable

Chief Constable is the title given to the chief police officer of every territorial British Police except the two responsible for Greater London, as well as the chief officers of the British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, and Isle of Man Constabulary....
. Deputy Assistant Commissioners were always warranted constable
Constable

A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in Police. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions....
s, as opposed to the higher ranks who were instead sworn as magistrate
Magistrate

A magistrate is a judicial officer; in ancient Rome, the word magistratus denoted one of the highest government officers with judicial and executive powers....
s. In 1946 the rank was split, with senior DACs continuing to hold the rank and junior DACs (the four district commanders and the deputy to the Assistant Commissioner "C" in the Criminal Investigation Department
Criminal Investigation Department

The Criminal Investigation Department is the branch of all Territorial police forces within the Policing in the United Kingdom and many other Commonwealth of Nations police forces, to which plain clothes detectives belong....
) being regraded to the new rank of Commander. On 1 April 1995, as a result of the Sheehy Report, the rank was abolished along with Chief Superintendent
Chief Superintendent

Chief Superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the United Kingdom model....
 and Deputy Chief Constable, but all three ranks were reintroduced on 1 January 2002. Senior Commanders were in the meantime sometimes given the designation Deputy to Assistant Commissioner, and officers who already held the rank of DAC retained it.

All the Deputy Assistant Commissioners initially held senior staff jobs at Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for law enforcement within Greater London, excluding the City of London, which is covered by the City of London Police....
. In 1933, command of the four Districts, formerly held by Chief Constables, was given to Deputy Assistant Commissioners, with the Chief Constables remaining as their deputies. District commanders were regraded to Commander in 1946, but later regained DAC rank, holding it until 1995, by which time there were eight Areas (as the Districts had been renamed). These were reorganised into five and handed over to the Assistant Commissioners.