• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

MayorWatch

London News and Comment

  • NEWS
  • Twitter

New Met Deputy Assistant Commissioners Appointed

September 12, 2006 - Staff

London’s Metropolitan Police Authority has named four senior officers provisionally selected for appointment to the rank of Deputy Assistant Commissioner.

The officers, Chris Allison, City of Westminster Commander, Cressida Dick, Commander, Specialist Crime Directorate, Alf Hitchcock, currently temporary DAC Territorial Policing and Janet Williams, Commander, Directorate of Strategy, Modernisation and Performance will be appointed as and when positions become available.

interviews were led by MPA Chair Len Duvall with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair acting as police advisor.

Announcing the appointments Mr Duvall said each candidate “displayed the strategic knowledge and operational skills necessary to tackle the important role of Deputy Assistant Commissioner.”

Referring to the appointment of Cressida Dick who was in charge of the operation in which Jean Charles de Menezes was shot by officers under the impression he was a suicide bomber, Duvall acknowledged there were “some sensitive and unprecedented circumstances involved” but insisted that “candidates were chosen on the basis of their application and ability”

Welcoming the appointments Sir Ian said the role of “Deputy Assistant Commissioner in the Met is always a challenging one” which “demands strong leadership skills combined with sound policing experience at all levels”.

A spokesman for the de Menezes family condemned the news saying the family “cannot understand how this can possibly be happening…we have not even seen the beginning let alone the end of the legal process as to who is culpable and responsible for the death of an innocent man.

“How can the Metropolitan Police Authority give the green light to promote Cressida Dick, someone who is centrally involved in the court case?”

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

RECENT UPDATES

TfL proposes bus and tube cuts and annual fares increases to achieve long-term financial sustainability

London’s entire bus fleet now meets ULEZ emissions standards

New road layout comes into effect at Old Street roundabout

TfL funding enables creation of 2,000 new cycle parking spaces




Popular

1,700 extra Santander Cycles are coming to London’s streets

TfL confirms changes to Older Person’s Freedom Pass and 60+ Oyster card hours

TfL fares to rise in return for £1.6bn Government rescue package

Election for Mayor of London and London Assembly postponed until 2021

FEATURED

City Hall to move to Docklands as Mayor seeks to raise £55m for frontline services

‘Concern’ over TfL’s ability to deliver major projects in wake of Crossrail cost overruns

City Hall halts London Overground ticket office closures but many will still see opening hours reduced

Transport for London confirms bus cuts will go ahead despite passenger opposition

GOT A STORY?

As the original London news and scrutiny site we've been casting an eye over the capital's public services and politicians since 1999.

 

Many of our top stories started with a tip-off from a reader - if you've got something you'd like us to cover get in touch and we'll do the rest.

Stay In Touch

  • E-mail
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2021 MayorWatch Publications Limited · MayorWatch is Registered Trademark · All Rights Reserved · Contact Us · Terms of Use · Privacy Policy

MayorWatch Publications Limited · 20-22 Wenlock Road · London N1 7GU · Company Number 6291816

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.