Bernard Hogan-Howe
| Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM |
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| Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2011 |
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| Deputy | Tim Godwin Craig Mackey |
| Preceded by | Sir Paul Stephenson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernard Howe 25 October 1957 Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Marion, née White |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Profession | Police officer |
| Religion | Church of England (non-practising)[citation needed] |
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, QPM (born 25 October 1957) is the present Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (of London). He was previously Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, an Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, and more recently one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary.
On 18 July 2011, the Home Secretary announced Hogan-Howe's temporary appointment as Acting Deputy Commissioner following the resignation of the Commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, and the appointment of the incumbent Deputy Commissioner as Acting Commissioner. Hogan-Howe applied for the position of Commissioner himself in August 2011 along with other candidates,[1] and was successful in being selected for the post on 12 September 2011 after appearing before a panel of the Home Secretary and the Mayor of London and receiving the approval of the Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, before he was formally appointed by The Queen.[2] Hogan-Howe was knighted in the Queen's 2013 New Year Honours for services to policing.[3]
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Early life and education [edit]
Hogan-Howe was born in Sheffield in 1957, the son of Bernard Howe. He attended Hinde House School, a dual primary and secondary school, where he completed his A-levels. He was brought up single-handedly by his mother, whose surname of Hogan he later added by Deed poll. After leaving school, he spent four years working as a lab assistant in the National Health Service.[4]
Whilst still with South Yorkshire Police, he was identified as a high-flier and selected to study for a MA degree in Law at Merton College,[5][6] University of Oxford, which he began at the age of 28.[7] He later went on to gain a Diploma in Applied Criminology from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from the University of Sheffield.[8][9]
Police career [edit]
Hogan-Howe began his police career in 1979 with South Yorkshire Police and rose to be District Commander of the Doncaster West area. In 1997, he transferred over to Merseyside Police as Assistant Chief Constable for Community Affairs, moving onto area operations in 1999. Hogan-Howe then once again transferred this time to the Metropolitan Police Service as Assistant Commissioner for Human Resources, July 2001-2004.[10] He was then appointed Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, 2005-9.[11][12]
Hogan-Howe had called for a "total war on crime"[11] whilst Chief Constable and argued that the Health and Safety case which was successfully brought against the Metropolitan Police after the de Menezes shooting was restrictive of allowing the police to do their work.[13] He had also called for a review of the decision to downgrade cannabis from a class B to a class C drug.[14] He thereafter served as one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary, 2009-2011.[15]
On 12 September 2011, it was announced that Bernard Hogan-Howe would become Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis[2] on 26 September. He was briefly Assistant Commissioner responsible for professional standards before formally commencing the role as Commissioner. During that period, a decision was made within the department of professional standards to use the Official Secrets Act to compel The Guardian to reveal its sources regarding the News International phone hacking scandal. The order was swiftly rescinded five days prior to Hogan-Howe's formal term of office.[16] On 16 January 2012, Hogan-Howe gave a talk at The London School of Economics and Political Science entitled Total Policing: The Future of Policing in London.
Honours and Awards [edit]
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Knight Bachelor | 2013 |
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Queen's Police Medal (QPM) | |
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | 2002 |
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | 2012 |
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Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
On 15 July 2013, Hogan-Howe is being awarded an honorary LLD by the University of Sheffield.[17]
References [edit]
- ^ "Four in running to be next Met Police commissioner". BBC News. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Bernard Hogan-Howe new Metropolitan Police commissioner". BBC News. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "New Year Honours: Kate Bush Heads Arts Field". Sky News. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Prof Frank Sanderson; Clare Doran (13 July 2010). "Bernard Hogan-Howe". Retrieved 12 September 2011. More than one of
|author=and|last=specified (help) - ^ "Bernard Hogan-Howe new Metropolitan Police Commissioner". Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23987288-dixon-of-dock-green-is-my-role-model-police-officers-are-not-social-workers.do
- ^ Johnston, Philip (13 September 2011). "Bernard Hogan-Howe: a tough cop for a tough job at the Metropolitan Police". London: Telegraph online. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Who might be next Met Police commissioner?". BBC News. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "The Sheffield Executive MBA: Case study: Bernard Hogan-Howe". The University of Sheffield. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "MPA appoints two Assistant Commissioners: DAC Tarique Ghaffur and ACC Bernard Hogan-Howe". Metropolitan Police Authority website. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ a b "'Evict gun thugs' families' call". BBC News. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Temporary Chief Constable takes up the baton". Merseyside Police website. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ Hogan-Howe, Bernard (2007-12-05). "No more brave policemen". Times Online (London). Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Owen, Jonathan (2007-04-08). "Cannabis is wrecking lives, says public school head". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary". HMIC website. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ Freedland, Jonathan (21 September 2011). "The new Met chief's U-turn is welcome – he had made a gross misjudgment – Jonathan Freedland". The Guardian (London).
- ^ "Summer Graduation Ceremonies 2013". University of Sheffield. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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| Police appointments | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Norman Bettison |
Chief Constable of Merseyside Police 2004–2009 |
Succeeded by Bernard Lawson (Acting) |
| Preceded by Sir Paul Stephenson |
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis 2011–present |
Incumbent |
