Deputy assistant commissioner (Metropolitan Police)
Deputy assistant commissioner (DAC), formally Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, is a rank in
The rank was introduced in 1919 as an intermediate rank between assistant commissioner and (the Metropolitan Police rank of)
The rank was abolished on 1 April 1995 following recommendations made in the
All the deputy assistant commissioners initially held senior staff jobs at Scotland Yard. In 1933, command of the four Districts, formerly held by chief constables, was given to deputy assistant commissioners, with the chief constables remaining as their deputies.[3][4] District commanders were regraded to commander in 1946,[2] but later regained DAC rank, holding it until 1995, by which time there were eight areas (as the districts had been renamed). These were reorganised into five and handed over to the assistant commissioners.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d Martin Fido, The Official Encyclopedia of Scotland Yard, 1999
- ^ a b "New Ranks For Police Officers: District And Deputy Commanders", The Times, 18 March 1946
- ^ "Police Reform: The Government Proposals", The Times, 12 May 1933
- ^ "Reorganization Of Police: Lord Trenchard's Scheme Complete", The Times, 27 September 1933