Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
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's Metropolitan Police Service
Metropolitan Police Service
The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London which is the responsibility of the City of London Police...
. The rank is senior to 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, ranking below Deputy Commissioner and above Deputy Assistant Commissioner. There are usually four officers in the rank...
, but junior by one rank to Commissioner
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the head of London's Metropolitan Police Service, classing the holder as a chief police officer...
. The Deputy Commissioner's salary from 1 September 2010 is £214,722, making him the second highest paid British police officer. http://www.police-information.co.uk/policepay.htm
History
The rank of Deputy Commissioner was formally established as a separate rank, additional to the Assistant Commissioners, in 1931. However, the Assistant Commissioner "A" had acted as de facto deputy for some years and had been given the courtesy title of Deputy Commissioner since 1922. The Deputy Commissioner's Crown appointment continued to be Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis until at least the 1970s.Insignia
The badge of rank worn on the epauletteEpaulette
Epaulette is a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia of rank by armed forces and other organizations.Epaulettes are fastened to the shoulder by a shoulder strap or "passant", a small strap parallel to the shoulder seam, and the button near the collar, or by laces on the...
s by the Deputy Commissioner is unique in the British police service, this being a crown, above two small pips placed side by side, above crossed tipstaves
Tipstaff
The Tipstaff is an officer of a court or, in some countries, a law clerk to a judge. The duties of the position vary from country to country.-History:...
in a wreath. This badge was introduced in 2001; before that the Deputy Commissioner wore the same rank badge as the Assistant Commissioners - a crown over crossed tipstaves in a wreath.
Deputy Commissioners
Those listed in bold type became Commissioners- Sir James OliveJames OliveSir James William Olive KBE was Assistant Commissioner "A" of the London Metropolitan Police from 1920 to 1925. As such, he was in charge of administration and uniformed operations and was the Commissioner's deputy...
, 1922–1925 - Vice-Admiral Sir Charles RoydsCharles RoydsVice-Admiral Sir Charles William Rawson Royds KBE CMG ADC FRGS was a career Royal Navy officer who later served as Assistant Commissioner "A" of the London Metropolitan Police from 1926 to 1931...
, 1926–1931 - Sir Trevor BighamTrevor BighamSir Frank Trevor Roger Bigham KBE CB , known as Sir Trevor Bigham, was an English barrister, an Assistant Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police from 1914 to 1931, and Deputy Commissioner from 1931 to 1935...
, 1931–1935 - Colonel Sir Maurice DrummondMaurice DrummondSir Maurice Charles Andrew Drummond KBE CMG DSO was a British soldier who was also a senior officer of the Metropolitan Police.-Family:...
, 1935–1946 - Sir John Nott-BowerJohn Nott-BowerSir John Reginald Hornby Nott-Bower KCVO KPM OStJ was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1953 to 1958...
, 1946–1953 - Sir Ronald HoweRonald HoweSir Ronald Martin Howe CVO MC was an English barrister and police officer in the London Metropolitan Police....
, 1953–1957 - Joseph SimpsonJoseph SimpsonSir Joseph Simpson KBE KPFSM , commonly known as Joe Simpson to his men, was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1958 to 1968...
, 1957–1958 - Sir Alexander RobertsonAlexander Robertson (police officer)Sir Alexander Robertson DCM was a British police officer. He served as Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 1958 to 1961....
, 1958–1961 - Douglas WebbDouglas Webb (police officer)Douglas Edward Webb CVO OBE was a British police officer in the London Metropolitan Police, who served as Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 1961 to 1966....
, 1961–1966 - Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ranulph BaconRanulph BaconLieutenant-Colonel Sir Ranulph Robert Maunsell Bacon QPM was a British police officer.Bacon was born in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, and educated at Tonbridge School and Queens' College, Cambridge. He joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1928 and was selected for Hendon Police College in...
, 1966 - Sir John WaldronJohn Waldron (police officer)Sir John Lovegrove Waldron, KCVO was a British police officer who served as Chief Constable of Berkshire Constabulary from 1954 to 1958 and Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police from 1968 to 1972....
, 1966–1968 - Robert MarkRobert MarkSir Robert Mark, GBE, QPM was an English police officer who served as Chief Constable of Leicester City Police, and later as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1972 to 1977....
, 1968–1972 - John HillJohn Hill (police officer)Sir John Maxwell Hill CBE DFC QPM was a British police officer.Hill was born in Plymouth, the son of a civil servant. He was educated at Plymouth College and joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1933...
, 1972 - Sir James StarrittJames StarrittSir James Starritt KCVO , often known as Jim Starritt, was a British police officer in the London Metropolitan Police....
, 1972–1975 - Sir Colin WoodsColin WoodsSir Colin Philip Joseph Woods KCVO CBE QPM was a British police officer in the London Metropolitan Police, who was also the first Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, from 1979 to 1982....
, 1975–1977 - Patrick KavanaghPatrick Kavanagh (police officer)Patrick Bernard Kavanagh CBE QPM is a retired British police officer.Kavanagh was educated at St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow. He served in the Rifle Brigade from 1941 to 1943 and the Parachute Regiment from 1943 to 1946, ending his service as a Lieutenant.He joined Manchester City Police as a...
, 1977–1983 - Albert Laugharne, 1983–1985
- Peter ImbertPeter Imbert, Baron ImbertPeter Michael Imbert, Baron Imbert CVO QPM was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service from 1987 to 1993, and prior to that appointment Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police from 1979 to 1985....
, 1985–1987 - Sir John DellowJohn DellowSir John Albert Dellow CBE is a retired British police officer.Dellow was born in London and educated at William Ellis School, Highgate, and the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. After leaving school, he worked for Shell and did his national service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, working in...
, 1987–1991 - Sir John Smith, 1991–1995
- Sir Brian Hayes, 1995–1998
- Sir John StevensJohn Stevens, Baron Stevens of KirkwhelpingtonJohn Arthur Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington KStJ QPM DL FRSA was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2000 until 2005. From 1991 to 1996, he was Chief Constable of Northumbria Police before being appointed one of HM Inspectors of Constabulary in September 1996...
, 1998–2000 - Sir Ian BlairIan BlairIan Warwick Blair, Baron Blair of Boughton, QPM is a retired British Police officer who held the position of commissioner of police of the metropolis from 2005 to 2008 and was the highest ranking officer within the Metropolitan Police Service.On 2 October 2008 Blair announced that he would...
, 2000–2005 - Sir Paul StephensonPaul Stephenson (police officer)Sir Paul Robert Stephenson, QPM was the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, 2009-2011, the most senior police officer within the United Kingdom....
, 2005–2009 - Tim GodwinTim GodwinTimothy John "Tim" Godwin, OBE, QPM is a senior British police officer, currently the Deputy Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service...
, 2009–January 2012