Neil Basu
Neil Basu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Known for | Most senior police officer of Asian heritage |
| Police career | |
| Country | 1992- |
| Branch | Metropolitan Police Service |
| Rank | Assistant Commissioner (Specialist Operations) |
| Awards | Queen's Police Medal |
Anil Kanti "Neil" Basu, QPM (born 1968) is a senior British police officer. Since March 2018, he has served as Assistant Commissioner Specialist Operations of the Metropolitan Police Service, and the National Police Chiefs Council lead for counter terrorism policing. He became a police officer in 1992, and has spent his whole career serving with the Metropolitan Police.[1][2] He is the most senior police officer of Asian heritage: his father was from Kolkata, India and his mother was from Wales.[3][4]
In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, Basu was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) for distinguished service.[5]
References
- ^ "Basu, Anil Kanti, (Neil)". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-290682. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "New counter-terrorism chief appointed". BBC News. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Shaw, Danny (21 May 2019). "Top Asian officer's 'daily' racial abuse". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Evans, Martin (15 July 2019). "Profile: Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the man who quietly rose to become Britain's anti-terror chief". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B35.