"rare occasions when police chiefs make arrests have drawn media coverage. In 2014, Bernard Hogan-Howe chased a group of fare evaders and made an arrest. A taxi driver had approached Hogan-Howe for help, unaware that he was the city's police commissioner. In 2017, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck arrested a police officer on suspicion of a sexual offence. ""Chief of police"" (French: ""Directeur"") is the most common title for the highest-ranked officer in a Canadian police service. The exceptions are: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Commissioner), Ontario Provincial Police (Commissioner), South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service"
"Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the head of London's Metropolitan Police Service. The post is currently held by Cressida Dick, who assumed office on 10 April 2017. The Commissioner is regarded as the highest ranking police officer in the United Kingdom, despite the fact that their authority is generally confined to the Metropolitan Police Service's area of operation, the Metropolitan Police District. However, unlike other police forces the Metropolitan Police has certain national responsibilities such as leading counter-terrorism policing and the protection of the Royal Family and senior members of Her"
"Cressida Dick Cressida Rose Dick (born 16 October 1960) is a British police officer, currently the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in London. She is the first woman to take charge of the service, being selected for the role in February 2017 and taking office on 10 April 2017. Previously she was a senior officer in the MPS. Dick served as acting Deputy Commissioner in the interim between Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin's retirement and his permanent successor, Craig Mackey, taking office at the end of January 2012. Before 2005, Dick attracted little media attention, but became well known"
"Craig Mackey Deputy Commissioner Sir Craig Thomas Mackey, (born 26 August 1962) is the current Deputy Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service. He is due to retire as Deputy Commissioner in December 2018. Mackey previously held senior roles as Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, in addition to chief officer posts in Wiltshire Constabulary, Gloucestershire Constabulary, and a specialist staff officer role in Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). Mackey joined Wiltshire Constabulary in 1984. In 2001, he transferred to Gloucestershire Constabulary to become its Assistant Chief Constable - he later went on to be its Deputy Chief Constable. In September"
"Paul Condon, Baron Condon Paul Leslie Condon, Baron Condon, (born 10 March 1947) is a retired British police officer. He was the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1993 to 2000. Condon read Jurisprudence at St Peter's College, Oxford and was made an Honorary Fellow in 1996. Paul Condon joined the police in 1967. He became Chief Constable of Kent in 1988 and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1993 at the age of 45, the youngest person to do so, stepping down in 2000. His tenure as head of the Metropolitan Police Service was marked by the Stephen Lawrence"
"the Home Office and the Mayor of London, through the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime. The post of Commissioner was first held jointly by Sir Charles Rowan and Sir Richard Mayne. Cressida Dick is the current Commissioner having been appointed in April 2017. A number of informal names and abbreviations are applied to the Metropolitan Police Service, the most common being ""the Met"". In colloquial London (or Cockney slang), it is sometimes referred to as the ""Old Bill"". The Met is also referred to as Scotland Yard after the location of its original headquarters in a road called Great"
"on 4 February 2017 at the age of 90. He was survived by his wife Eileen (née Freeman), their son, Laurence, daughter, Melanie, and three grandsons. <br> <br> Kenneth Newman Sir Kenneth Leslie Newman (15 August 1926 – 4 February 2017) was a senior British police officer. He was Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary from 1976 to 1980, and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1982 to 1987. He is best known for initiating a major reform and restructure of the Metropolitan Police during his tenure as Commissioner and for seeing the Royal Ulster Constabulary replace the British"
"Professor at City University of New York (CUNY). Lord Stevens holds a Commercial Pilot's Licence and is part owner of several aircraft. John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington John Arthur Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, (born 21 October 1942) was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (head of the Metropolitan Police Service) 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. He was then appointed Deputy Commissioner of the Met in 1998 until his promotion to Commissioner in 2000. He was a"
"Kenneth Newman Sir Kenneth Leslie Newman (15 August 1926 – 4 February 2017) was a senior British police officer. He was Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary from 1976 to 1980, and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1982 to 1987. He is best known for initiating a major reform and restructure of the Metropolitan Police during his tenure as Commissioner and for seeing the Royal Ulster Constabulary replace the British Army as the dominant security force in Northern Ireland during his tenure as Chief Constable. Newman was born on 15 August 1926 in Sussex and joined the Royal"
"He served as the commander of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley between 2002 and 2004. In 2006, he was promoted to Assistant Chief Constable. This is a chief officer rank therefore he joined the Association of Chief Police Officers. Within Merseyside Police he served as ACC Operations and ACC Personnel. In February 2009, he transferred to Greater Manchester Police, becoming Deputy Chief Constable. In 2011, he returned to the Metropolitan Police Service as the Assistant Commissioner for Territorial Policing. On 24 February 2014, he was selected as the next Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary. He took up the appointment on"
"Jon Murphy (police officer) Sir Jonathan Michael Murphy, (born 17 June 1958) is a British academic and former senior police officer. Since 2016, he has been Professor of Advanced Policing Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. He was the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police from 2010 to 2016. Murphy was born on 17 June 1958 in Liverpool, England. He studied for a BA (Hons) in Law at Liverpool University. In 2001, he earned a diploma in Applied Criminology from Cambridge University (Fitzwilliam College). In January 1975, Murphy joined Merseyside Police. He rose to become as Deputy Chief Constable of Merseyside"
"taunt other gangs, to bring violence about very quickly."" Dick came out as gay in April 2017, making her the highest-ranked lesbian officer in British police history. Her partner Helen is also a police officer. <br> Cressida Dick Cressida Rose Dick (born 16 October 1960) is a British police officer, currently the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in London. She is the first woman to take charge of the service, being selected for the role in February 2017 and taking office on 10 April 2017. Previously she was a senior officer in the MPS. Dick served as acting"
"to 3,172. This would be a 31% reduction since 2010 when there were 4,616 officers. Since 15 November 2012 the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner is Jane Kennedy. The police and crime commissioner is scrutinised by the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel, made up of elected councillors from the local authorities in Merseyside. Before November 2012 the Merseyside Police Authority was the police governance. Merseyside Police is divided into five Basic Command Units (BCUs), one in each of the metropolitan boroughs that make up Merseyside. The BCUs are: There are many different departments that make up Merseyside Police. These include"
"authorities were abolished on 21 November 2012. Ben Simpson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours 2010 for services to the community in Oxford. Joseph Simpson Sir Joseph Simpson, KBE, KPFSM (26 June 1909 – 20 March 1968), 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. He was the first Commissioner who began his police career as an ordinary constable. Simpson was born in Dawley in Shropshire and educated at Ashdown House"
"Ian Dyson Ian Christopher Dyson, QPM (born 26 October 1960) is a senior British police officer and the current Commissioner of the City of London Police. He was previously that force's Assistant Commissioner. Dyson was born on 26 October 1960 in Epsom, Surrey, England. He was educated at Kingston Grammar School, then a direct grant grammar school in Kingston upon Thames, London. He studied history at the University of Leeds, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Dyson began his police career in 1983 with the Metropolitan Police. He served in that force until 2008, when he moved to"
"Office refusing to even confirm the shortlisted candidates covered in the media. The Centre for Public Safety has recommended the selection process be reformed, to provide opportunities for greater public, community and workforce engagement in the process. In particular, suggesting a series of community interview panels and a public candidate forum - though they maintain that the final decision should still rest with the Home Secretary. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the head of London's Metropolitan Police Service. The post is currently held by Cressida Dick, who assumed office on 10"
"when it was realised that the person was not wanted on warrant after all and another where it was decided that police action was not appropriate in relation to an alleged assault). Since 1 October 2012 the Chief Constable of the CNC has been retired Brigadier Michael Griffiths CBE. The current Deputy Chief Constable is Simon Chesterman QPM formerly of Thames Valley Police who is also the National Police Chiefs Council lead for firearms policing. The current Assistant Chief Constable is Chris Armitt QPM formerly of Merseyside Police since 1989 having served 8 years in the Royal Engineers. Unlike the"
"to policing. <br> Jon Murphy (police officer) Sir Jonathan Michael Murphy, (born 17 June 1958) is a British academic and former senior police officer. Since 2016, he has been Professor of Advanced Policing Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. He was the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police from 2010 to 2016. Murphy was born on 17 June 1958 in Liverpool, England. He studied for a BA (Hons) in Law at Liverpool University. In 2001, he earned a diploma in Applied Criminology from Cambridge University (Fitzwilliam College). In January 1975, Murphy joined Merseyside Police. He rose to become as Deputy Chief"
"Meredydd Hughes Meredydd John Hughes CBE QPM is a retired British police officer. He served as Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police from 1 September 2004 to 2011. Hughes started his career at South Wales Constabulary in 1979, and was transferred to West Yorkshire Police in 1995 to a position of Superintendent. He was promoted in 1999 to the rank of Assistant Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police. In 2002 he moved to South Yorkshire Police to take over the position of Deputy Chief Constable, before becoming the force's Chief Constable in 2004. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal"
"the law, Thomas Bingham was the Senior Law Lord of the United Kingdom, while Brian Hutton and Alan Rodger have held equivalent positions in Northern Ireland and Scotland, at one point, all three simultaneously. Cressida Dick is the current Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police Service and the first woman to hold this role. Literary figures include John Minford, Robert Southey, David Aaronovitch, Christopher Hitchens, Matthew Arnold, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Arthur Hugh Clough, Hilaire Belloc, Ronald Knox, Graham Greene, Joseph Macleod, G. F. Bradby, Anthony Powell, Aldous Huxley, Christopher Hollis, Robertson Davies, Nevil Shute, Algernon Charles Swinburne, and Gwyneth Lewis."
"John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington John Arthur Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, (born 21 October 1942) was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (head of the Metropolitan Police Service) 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. He was then appointed Deputy Commissioner of the Met in 1998 until his promotion to Commissioner in 2000. He was a writer for the ""News of the World"", for £7,000 an article, until his resignation as the hacking scandal progressed. He sits in"
"Surrey Police as an Assistant Chief Constable. In 2010, he then moved to the City of London Police as Commander, being promoted to Assistant Commissioner in 2012. He was appointed Commissioner of the City of London Police effective 1 January 2016. Ian Dyson Ian Christopher Dyson, QPM (born 26 October 1960) is a senior British police officer and the current Commissioner of the City of London Police. He was previously that force's Assistant Commissioner. Dyson was born on 26 October 1960 in Epsom, Surrey, England. He was educated at Kingston Grammar School, then a direct grant grammar school in Kingston"
"Simon Byrne (police officer) Simon Byrne QPM (born 29 April 1963) is a former senior British police officer. He was the Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police from 2009 to 2011 and the Assistant Commissioner for Territorial Policing in the Metropolitan Police Service from 2011 to 2014. He then served as Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary: he was suspended from 2017 due to allegation of gross misconduct and his contract expired in 2018. Byrne began his career in the police when he joined the Metropolitan Police Service as a constable in 1982. He transferred to Merseyside Police in 1985."
"London police force, the Metropolitan Police Service (the ""Met""). The chief officer of the Metropolitan Police is formally known as the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. Since 1974 six conurbations (outside London) have been known as metropolitan counties, each divided into metropolitan districts. Other conurbations in the United Kingdom are also sometimes considered to be metropolitan areas, most notably the West Midlands (centred on the city of Birmingham), West Yorkshire (centred on the city of Leeds), Merseyside (centred on the city of Liverpool),Greater Manchester and Greater Glasgow which make up the most densely populated areas in the British Isles"
"Barbara Wilding Barbara Wilding, CBE, QPM is the former Chief Constable of South Wales Police, the first woman to hold the post. Wilding began her career as a cadet in Jersey Police in 1967 and was appointed constable in 1970. The following year she transferred to the Metropolitan Police where she served as an operational detective at New Scotland Yard. Wilding was involved in the identification of victims from the sinking of the pleasure cruiser ""Marchioness"" on the River Thames in 1989. She became an Assistant Chief Constable in Kent Constabulary in 1994. In 1998, she returned to the Metropolitan"
"for the Metropolitan Police and Mid-Surrey. He was also very fond of bridge and fly fishing. Nott-Bower married Kathleen Buck in 1928. They had two sons and a daughter. <br> <br> John Nott-Bower Sir John Reginald Hornby Nott-Bower (March 1892 – 3 October 1972) was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1953 to 1958. He was the first career police officer to hold this post. Nott-Bower was the son of William Nott-Bower, then Chief Constable of Liverpool and later Commissioner of the City of London Police, and the great grandson of Major-General"
"Kenneth Oxford Sir Kenneth Gordon Oxford (25 June 1924 – 23 November 1998) was a senior British police officer and chief constable of Merseyside Police from 1976 to 1989. Kenneth Oxford was born in Camberwell, London, and educated at Caldicott School, Lambeth. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1942 and served with RAF Bomber Command in south east Asia until 1947. Oxford joined the Metropolitan Police after leaving the RAF, and within six months was transferred to detective with the CID. In 1961 Oxford, by then a Sergeant, was bagman to Superintendent Basil Montague (Bob) Acott (1913 - 2001)"
"the full powers and privileges of a Constable throughout England and Wales and adjacent Waters. MSC officers receive no payment for duties they perform. However, they can claim travel costs and receive a subsistence allowance. They are also afforded free travel both on/off duty on the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, London Buses the Croydon Tramlink, London Overground and TfL Rail by virtue of arrangements with Transport for London. The MSC grade structure is as follows: The current Chief Officer MSC is John Conway. Special Chief Inspector (S/CI) and Deputy Chief Officer (DCO) grades were removed in 2016, but following"
"2007, Mackey joined Cumbria Constabulary as its Chief Constable, a post he remained in until his appointment as the Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner in 2012. Mackey served as the Acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police between 22 February and 10 April 2017. On 22 March 2017, Mackey was on a routine visit to Westminister. He was there during the 2017 Westminster attack and was described as a ""significant witness"". As a result of this he could not issue any public statements, despite his position as acting head of the Metropolitan Police, including to respond to negative commentary regarding his conduct."
"Mackey is due to retire from the police service in December 2018. On 5 October 2018, Sir Stephen House was announced by the Government as Sir Craig's successor as Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. Mackey was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in the 2009 New Year Honours and appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to Policing. Craig Mackey Deputy Commissioner Sir Craig Thomas Mackey, (born 26 August 1962) is the current Deputy Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service. He is due to retire as Deputy Commissioner in December 2018."
"that questions surrounding his integrity would otherwise become detrimental to the Met as a whole. The Deputy Commissioner, Tim Godwin, became Acting Commissioner in the interim between Sir Paul's resignation and the appointment of his successor, Bernard Hogan-Howe. This is an excerpt from Stephenson's statement. Stephenson was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for services to policing in May 2000, followed in 2007 by an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. He was knighted in the Queen's 2008 Birthday Honours. Paul Stephenson (police officer) Sir Paul Robert Stephenson (born 26 September 1953) was the Metropolitan Police Commissioner"
"Chris Sims (police officer) Christopher Peter Sims OBE, QPM is the former Chief Constable of West Midlands Police (WMP), England's second largest and the United Kingdom's third largest police force. Sims began his policing career in 1980 with the Metropolitan Police force, rising to the rank of chief inspector. He moved to Staffordshire Police in 1994 on promotion to superintendent. He worked in the professional standards unit, helped establish the performance development team, worked in CID at headquarters and spent a short time as divisional commander at Wombourne before taking up the role of divisional commander at Hanley. He left"
"Chris Allison (police officer) Christopher John Allison, CBE (born 1962) is a British former police officer who served as Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. He was the National Olympic Security Coordinator for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. He has been involved in the policing of public order events for much of his career and was previously Assistant Commissioner for Central Operations. Allison joined the Metropolitan Police in 1984, initially serving as a constable in Walthamstow, and was promoted through the ranks. In 1996 he became a Chief Inspector at Hammersmith, where his responsibilities included the policing of"