Part I Organisation of Police Forces
F7 Police ranks
9HF1 Other members of the metropolitan police force.
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The ranks that may be held in the metropolitan police force shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations under section 50.
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The ranks so prescribed in the case of the metropolitan police force shall include, in addition to the ranks of—
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Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis,
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Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis,
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Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and
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Commander,
those of F3chief superintendent, superintendent, chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable.
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In the metropolitan police force, appointments and promotions to any rank below that of Commander shall be made in accordance with regulations under section 50 by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
F1110 General functions of chief constables.
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F1111 Appointment and removal of chief constables.
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F1111A Appointment and removal of deputy chief constables
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F1112 Assistant chief constables.
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F1112A Power of deputy to exercise functions of chief constable
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13 Other members of police forces.
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The ranks that may be held in a police force maintained under section 2 shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations under section 50 and the ranks so prescribed shall include, in addition to chief constable F4, deputy chief constable and assistant chief constable, the ranks of F5chief superintendent superintendent, chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable.
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Appointments and promotions to any rank below that of assistant chief constable in any police force maintained under section 2 shall be made, in accordance with regulations under section 50, by the chief constable.
F614 Police fund.
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F615 Civilian employees.
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F616 Appointment of F10chief executive.
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F617 Appointment of persons not employed by police authorities.
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S. 9H cross-heading inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 14; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1