The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),formerly and still commonly referred to as the Metropolitan Police,is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime within the ceremonial county of Greater London. In addition,it is responsible for some specialised matters throughout the United Kingdom,including national counter-terrorism measures and the protection of specific people,such as the monarch and other members of the royal family,members of the government,and other officials.
Thames Valley Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the Thames Valley,covering the counties of Berkshire,Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in South East England. It is the largest non-metropolitan police force in England and Wales,covering 2,218 square miles (5,740 km2) and a population of 2.42 million people.
Sir Hugh Stephen Roden Orde,is a retired British police officer who was the president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO),representing the 44 police forces of England,Wales and Northern Ireland. Between 2002 and 2009,he was the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
Ian Warwick Blair,Baron Blair of Boughton,is a British retired policeman 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.
An authorised firearms officer (AFO) is a British police officer who is authorised and trained to carry and use firearms. The designation is significant because most police officers in the United Kingdom do not routinely carry firearms. The only forces where officers are routinely armed are the Police Service of Northern Ireland,the Ministry of Defence Police,the Civil Nuclear Constabulary,Belfast Harbour Police and the Belfast International Airport Constabulary.
The Association of Chief Police Officers of England,Wales and Northern Ireland (ACPO) was a not-for-profit private limited company that for many years led the development of policing practices in England,Wales,and Northern Ireland. Established in 1948,ACPO provided a forum for chief police officers to share ideas and coordinate their strategic operational responses,and advised government in matters such as terrorist attacks and civil emergencies. ACPO coordinated national police operations,major investigations,cross-border policing,and joint law enforcement. ACPO designated Senior Investigative Officers for major investigations and appointed officers to head ACPO units specialising in various areas of policing and crime reduction.
Dame Cressida Rose Dick is a retired British police officer who served as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2017 to 2022. She is both the first female and first openly lesbian officer to lead London's Metropolitan Police Service.
Julie Spence,is a retired British police officer and activist. She served as the Chief Constable for Cambridgeshire Constabulary from 10 December 2005 to 5 September 2010,and made headline news over demanding fairer funding due to the rise in migration and immigration in Cambridgeshire.
Sir Peter Martin Fahy is a retired senior British police officer. He was the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP),the United Kingdom's third largest police force. He retired from the police force on 23 October 2015 after serving for 34 years.
Sir Kenneth Lloyd Jones is a British former police officer. He was a Deputy Commissioner of Victoria Police in Australia,former President of Association of Chief Police Officers for England,Wales and Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom and Senior Investigator of Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of Hong Kong. Sir Ken Jones is a former President of Association of Chief Police Officers and presently defence &security advisor at the British Embassy in Washington DC. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 2000 and was knighted for services to policing in 2009.
The National Public Order Intelligence Unit (NPOIU) was run by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO),a private company connected to United Kingdom police intelligence,and was set up in 1999 to track green activists and public demonstrations. It has been found that much of the Unit's work was against "activists working on social justice,anti-racist,and environmental campaigns" and legitimate dissent,rather than extremist groups,with more than 1,000 political groups having been subjected to surveillance by covert officers. The work of the group has been accused as having hobbled Climate-related protest in the late 2000s in the United Kingdom and more widely.
The history of the Metropolitan Police in London is long and complex,with many different events taking place between its inception in 1829 and the present day.
Andrew Christopher Hayman CBE QPM is a retired British police officer and author of The Terrorist Hunters. Hayman held the rank of Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary and Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations at London's Metropolitan Police,the highest-ranking officer responsible for counter-terrorism in the United Kingdom. Hayman was directly responsible for the investigation into the 7 July 2005 London bombings. He has also spoken for the Association of Chief Police Officers,first on drugs policy,and later on counter-terrorism.
Keith Bristow QPM served as the first Director-General of the National Crime Agency from 2011 to 2016. He was formerly the Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police,and was appointed in October 2011 to oversee the creation of the NCA and,following its launch in 2013,led the organisation in its mission to cut serious and organised crime in the UK. Between 2011 and 2013,Bristow built and designed the agency,from concept to full operational crime-fighting,working closely with the Government,global partners and participating in the UK National Security Council. He is the former Vice Chairman of Arcanum,a global strategic intelligence company and a subsidiary of Magellan Investment Holdings and currently Executive Chairman of Heligan Group.
Martyn Underhill is a British independent politician and former police officer who served as the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2021,retiring after his head of ethics was jailed in 2021 for repeatedly engaging in sexual communications with two underage 'girls'.
Kevin Hyland,OBE was the United Kingdom’s first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner,leading efforts to tackle slavery and human trafficking. He left the post in May 2018 and was succeeded by Dame Sara Thornton. He is the Chair of IHRB's Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment,collaboration between leading companies and expert organisations to drive positive change in the way that migrant workers are recruited. He was formerly head of the London Metropolitan Police Service’s Human Trafficking Unit.
The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) is a national coordination body for law enforcement in the United Kingdom and the representative body for British police chief officers. Established on 1 April 2015,it replaced the former Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO),following the Parker Review of the operations of ACPO.
Sir Francis John Stapylton Habgood is a retired senior British police officer. He was the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police. He was appointed in April 2015. He is also a visiting fellow at Lady Margaret Hall,Oxford University. He holds the Queen's Police Medal.
Helen Mary King is a British academic administrator and retired police officer. Since April 2017,she has been Principal of St Anne's College,Oxford. Her previous career was as a police officer,serving with the Cheshire Constabulary,the Merseyside Police,and the Metropolitan Police Service. She retired from the police in 2017,having reached the rank of Assistant Commissioner.
Martin James Hewitt is a senior British police officer,who has served as Chairman of the National Police Chiefs' Council from May 2019 to March 2023.
