MPA welcomes appointment of Tim Godwin as new Deputy Commissioner

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16 July 2009

The appointment today of Tim Godwin as Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service has been welcomed by Metropolitan Police Authority Chair, Mayor Boris Johnson.

Commenting on the appointment, Boris Johnson said:

“On behalf of the MPA, I congratulate Tim Godwin on his well deserved appointment today by Her Majesty The Queen. Tim has done an outstanding job as Acting Deputy Commissioner over the past months and today’s announcement is a recognition of his undoubted abilities.

“We interviewed outstanding candidates for the post, but Tim impressed us with his enormous experience of policing. A substantial part of his career has been spent policing London, the largest and certainly the most complex policing environment in the UK. He has an outstanding record leading the Met’s Territorial Policing, which bears responsibility for day-to-day policing of the capital’s communities, and this can only be of benefit in this pivotal role within the Met’s senior management team.

"Crime and safety is the biggest issue for Londoners and the job of the MPA is to make sure the Met fights crime effectively and keeps our city safe. But getting a grip on crime can only be achieved by a police force that focuses on a clear mission. We have set our statement of that mission in ‘Met Forward’, a clear signal as to how the Authority wants the police to develop and perform in the years to come. We look forward to working with Tim to achieve these goals for London.”

Notes to editors

Tim Godwin joined Sussex Constabulary in 1981 and spent 18 years moving up through the ranks before joining the Metropolitan Police Service in November 1999 as a commander. He has been Assistant Commissioner Territorial since 2002.

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