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19TH CENTURY The rank of Assistant Commmissioner was introduced by the Police Act 1856 , which abolished the two Joint Commissioners and established a single Commissioner (Sir Richard Mayne ) assisted by two Assistant Commissioners. The Assistant Commissioner (Administrative) was in charge of administration and discipline. The Assistant Commissioner (Executive) was in charge of executive business, supplies and buildings. The first two men to fill these posts were Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas Labalmondière and Captain W. C. Harris respectively. Like the Commmissioner, the Assistant Commissioners were sworn in as Justices Of The Peace , although they could not try criminal cases. This continued until 1973 . Like the Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioners were mainly appointed from outside the police until well into the 20th Century , although career police officers could and sometimes did rise to the rank. In 1878 , Howard Vincent was appointed Director of Criminal Intelligence, a post that had equal rank to the Assistant Commissioners, but not the title. On his resignation in 1884 , his post was replaced by a third Assistant Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner (Crime). LETTERED DEPARTMENTS In 1909 , Commissioner Sir Edward Henry , realising that the Assistant Commissioners' workload was becoming too great, appointed a fourth Assistant Commissioner, who took over some of the duties of the Assistant Commissioner (Executive). The four became known as Assistant Commissioners "A", "B", "C" and "L", heading departments with the same letter designations. Assistant Commissioner "A" effectively acted as Deputy Commissioner until 1931 , when a separate Deputy Commissioner was appointed. From 1922 , Assistant Commissioner "A" was generally known as the Deputy Commissioner. After World War I , Assistant Commissioner "B" became responsible solely for traffic and lost property, with his other former duties divided between Assistant Commissioners "A" and "L". Assistant Commissioner "L" was responsible for "L" (Legal) Department until its reorganisation in 1931 . After 1931, he was renamed Assistant Commissioner "D" and became responsible for policy and planning. By the end of World War II , Assistant Commissioner "A" (Operations and Administration) was responsible for all uniformed police, including specialist units, except traffic police, which were under Assistant Commissioner "B" (Traffic). Assistant Commissioner "C" (Crime) headed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and Assistant Commissioner "D" (Personnel and Training) was responsible for recruitment, training, welfare, communications and Police Dog s. In 1970 , Commissioner Sir John Waldron designated Assistant Commissioner "D" as the senior Assistant Commissioner. REORGANISATION IN THE 1980S AND 1990S In 1985 , Commissioner Sir Kenneth Newman finally abolished the system of lettered departments. He redesignated the four Assistant Commissioners as:
In 1992 , with increasing focus on the Met's image and quality of service, Commissioner Sir Peter Imbert redesignated the ACMS as Assistant Commissioner Inspection and Review (ACIR), in charge of collecting performance data from across the Metropolitan Police area. In 1995 , Commissioner Sir Paul Condon introduced the widest-ranging reorganisation when he increased the number of Assistant Commissioners to six. The previous eight Areas, each commanded by a Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC), were reduced to five, each commanded by an Assistant Commissioner, designated AC 1 to 5. Each Assistant Commissioner also managed a number of headquarters branches. ACSO remained outside the Area system and continued to manage the Specialist Operations units. CURRENT ORGANISATION In 2000 , the system changed again, with policing restructured around the Boroughs and the Areas being abolished. The six Assistant Commissioners were reduced to four again. With the creation of the Specialist Crime Directorate under its own Assistant Commissioner in 2002 , there are now five Assistant Commissioners:
Assistant Commissioners are equivalent in rank to the in a wreath. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS Assistant Commissioners "A"
Assistant Commissioners "B"
Assistant Commissioners "C"
Assistant Commissioners "L/D"
Assistant Commissioners Specialist Operations
Assistant Commissioners Territorial Operations
Assistant Commissioners Management Support
Assistant Commissioner Inspection and Review
Assistant Commissioners Personnel and Training
Assistant Commissioners Central Area (1)
Assistant Commissioners North-West Area (2)
Assistant Commissioners North-East Area (3)
Assistant Commissioner South-East Area (4)
Assistant Commissioners South-West Area (5)
Assistant Commissioner Strategic Development
Assistants Commissioners Territorial Policing
Assistant Commissioners Policy, Review and Standards
Assistant Commissioner Human Resources
Assistant Commissioner Specialist Crime
Assistant Commissioner Central Operations
Assistant Commissioner Service Improvement
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