- Assistant Commissioner
Assistant Commissioner is a rank used in many
police forces.Australia
In all Australian police forces, excepting the New South Wales Police Force where it is junior to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner is the rank below
Deputy Commissioner but senior to the rank ofCommander (South Australia Police ,Victoria Police ), senior to the rank ofSuperintendent (Western Australia Police) and senior to the rank of Chief Superintendent (Queensland Police Service ,New South Wales Police Force ). In all services, the insignia consists of crossed and wreathed tipstaves; as a rank, it is senior to aBrigadier but junior to aMajor General .Ireland
In "
An Garda Siochana ", theRepublic of Ireland 's national police force, the rank of Assistant Commissioner is betweenChief Superintendent andDeputy Commissioner .United Kingdom
[
thumb|left|250px|City of London Police Assistant Commissioner insignia]
[
thumb|right|250px|Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner insignia]Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (AC) is the third highest rank in theLondon Metropolitan Police , ranking betweenDeputy Assistant Commissioner andDeputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis . The Assistant Commissioner is also the second-in-command of theCity of London Police , ranking betweenCommander and Commissioner. The rank is not used in other British police forces.
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