In my day, neither the Commissioner nor his Deputy were police officers, they were justices of the police. Has this changed then? I remember that the Deputy Assistant Commissioner was always considered as being at the same level as a Chief Constable - they wore the same insignia. Not sure where Assistant Commissioners fitted in though?
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My Early Police Days - Part 3
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In my day, neither the Commissioner nor his Deputy were police officers, they were justices of the police. Has this changed then? I remember that the Deputy Assistant Commissioner was always considered as being at the same level as a Chief Constable - they wore the same insignia. Not sure where Assistant Commissioners fitted in though?