Assistant Commissioner

The most senior rank in the MetropolitanPolice, excepting only the PoliceCommissioner. The AC's are essentially what they sound like: assistants to the Commissioner, in charge of particular types or areas of operation.

The first two AC positions were created in 1856 under the Police Act; the third in 1884, and altered in 1887.

• AC A: internal discipline, administration of the uniformed force
• AC B: executive business, supplies, buildings, etc.
• AC C, usually AC (Crime): CriminalInvestigationDepartment, legal questions (as of 1887)

References

• Fido, Martin, and Keith Skinner. The Official Encyclopedia of Scotland Yard. Rev. and updated ed. London: Virgin, 2000.

-- ChrisLehrich^? - 29 Jan 2005