MPA appoints new Deputy Assistant Commissioners to the Metropolitan Police Service

02/04
21 January 2004

The Metropolitan Police Authority has selected four applicants for appointment to the rank of Deputy Assistant Commissioners within the Metropolitan Police.

The new Deputy Assistant Commissioners are:

• Alan Given, currently seconded to Cambridgeshire Constabulary as Deputy Chief Constable;
• Brian Paddick, acting DAC in Territorial Policing;
• David Wood, serving as temporary DAC for the Met and currently on secondment as deputy Ombudsman in Northern Ireland; and
• John Yates, Crime Operations in Territorial Policing.

A panel of five MPA members interviewed the officers with Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, acting as police advisor. Catherine Crawford, Clerk to the Authority, was also in attendance.

MPA Chair Toby Harris, who led the promotion panel, said:

“I congratulate the successful candidates on their selection for appointment to the important role of Deputy Assistant Commissioner. Each made an excellent impression on the panel and displayed the strategic knowledge and skills necessary to fulfil this vital position.

“Playing a major role in the world’s leading police service is a challenge that exacts the highest degree of professionalism and expertise from all serving officers and I know that the candidates we have promoted will lead by example and inspire confidence within our communities.”

The Commissioner, Sir John Stevens, said:

“The role of Deputy Assistant Commissioner in the Met is a challenging one that demands strong leadership skills combined with sound policing experience at all levels. I welcome our four new DACs and wish them well in these strategically important roles.”

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