Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
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The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the head of London's Metropolitan Police Service. Sir Mark Rowley was appointed to the post on 8 July 2022[3] after Dame Cressida Dick announced her resignation in February 2022.[4][5]
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | |
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Reports to | Home Secretary Mayor of London |
Appointer | Monarch on advice of the Home Secretary |
Term length | Fixed term (maximum of 5 years, extendable)[1] |
Formation | 1829 |
Deputy | Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis |
Salary | £292,938 per annum[2] |
Website | www |
The rank of Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police is regarded as the highest in British policing. Although authority is generally confined to the Metropolitan Police Service's area of operation, the Metropolitan Police District, the Metropolitan Police also has certain national responsibilities such as leading counter-terrorism policing and protection of the royal family and senior members of the government.
Furthermore, the commissioner is directly accountable to the Home Secretary, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, and the Mayor of London.[6] In contrast, all other UK forces (except the City of London Police) are headed by a chief constable, accountable to the local police and crime commissioner, police authority or an elected mayor.