Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Sadiq Khan (L) Statutory Deputy Mayor Joanne McCartney (L/Co) London Assembly Lord Mayor Peter Estlin London boroughs (list) Vacant The Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, commonly referred to simply as the Deputy Commissioner, is the second-in-command of London's Metropolitan Police Service.

The Deputy Commissioner's salary from 1 September 2010 is £214,722, making them the second highest paid British police officer.

[5] Sir Jim Starritt may have been the first officer to have been appointed Deputy Commissioner by the Crown.

The badge of rank worn on the epaulettes by the Deputy Commissioner is unique in the British police service, this being a crown, above two small pips placed side by side, above crossed tipstaves in a wreath.

[citation needed] Those listed in bold type became Commissioner.