James Starritt

Sir James Starritt KCVO (born c.1915) was a British police officer in the London Metropolitan Police.

Starritt joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1935. He was Chief Superintendent commanding "C" Division in the early 1960s and featured prominently in the public inquiry into one of his men, Detective Sergeant Harold Challenor, who continued to work despite having paranoid schizophrenia. He was exonerated of all blame in the case.

In 1968, Starritt was appointed Assistant Commissioner "B" (Traffic) ["Assistant police commissioner", "The Times", 25 April 1968] [LondonGazette |issue=44589 |date=17 May 1968 |startpage=5621 |supp=] and later (probably in early 1970) moved to become Assistant Commissioner "A" (Operations and Administration). In 1972, he was appointed Deputy Commissioner. ["Yard man to be Chief Inspector of Constabulary", "The Times", 25 October 1972] He was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 1973 New Year Honours [LondonGazette |issue=45860 |date=29 December 1972 |startpage=4 |supp=yes] and Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 1975 Birthday Honours, [LondonGazette |issue=46593 |date=6 June 1975 |startpage=7372 |supp=yes] shortly before his retirement.

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