Mark Simmons (police officer)

Mark Simmons QPM is a retired senior UK police officer.

Simmons joined the Metropolitan Police as a constable on 6 September 1982, becoming Borough Commander for Tower Hamlets and in February 2012 receiving the Queen's Police Medal. ^[1] In March 2016 he was the subject of an Independent Police Complaints Commission inquiry ^[2] He was Deputy Assistant Commissioner and Head of Local Policing until December 2018, when he was appointed Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police's Frontline Policing. ^{[3] [4]}

He announced his retirement in February 2020 ^[5] before postponing it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[6] He finally retired in August 2020. ^[1]

Honours

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)	February 2012
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002 UK Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012 UK Version of this Medal
	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

1. "Assistant Commissioner Mark Simmons announces retirement". Metropolitan Police Service. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
2. Davenport, Justin (7 March 2016). "Third senior Met officer faces inquiry into alleged misconduct". Evening Standard . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
3. "Met Police appoints two new Assistant Commissioners". Emergency Services Times. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
4. "Senior Management Team". Metropolitan Police Service.
5. Smith, Chris (11 February 2020). "Assistant Commissioner Simmons to retire from the Met". Blue Line Jobs. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
6. "Louisa Rolfe joins MPS as Assistant Commissioner". Police Professional . 8 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.