The Commissioner is in charge of the Police Service, they still enforce the law in the city but handle the day to day running of the force and deal with any issues and implement changes to the police.
The Deputy Commissioner is the Commissioner’s right-hand man they enforce the law in the city and assist in decisions regarding police policy, incidents, and any changes to the force.
Whilst similar to the Deputy Commissioner the Assistant Commissioner is a highly experienced member of the force and will assist the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner.
The Deputy Assistant Commissioner is responsible for reviewing and driving culture and performance within their function, business area or across multiple business units and in collaboration with other DACs, to do so across the MPS, in order to provide a professional and effective policing service.
The Commander is responsible for reviewing and driving culture and performance within their designated area of responsibility or specialism in order to provide a professional, effective and efficient policing service in line with the direction and vision of the Metropolitan Police Service.