Ian Dyson

British police officer

Ian Dyson

QPM DL

Born|

Epsom, Surrey, England

Police career
Country| United Kingdom
Department| City of London Police
Service years| 1983–2022
Rank| Commissioner
Awards| Queen's Police Medal (2015)

Ian Christopher Dyson, CBE, QPM, DL (born 26 October 1960) is a retired senior British police officer, having previously been the Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner of the City of London Police

## Early life and education

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Dyson was born on 26 October 1960 in Epsom, Surrey, England. He was educated at Kingston Grammar School, then a direct grant grammar school in Kingston upon Thames, London. He studied history at the University of Leeds, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[1]

## Police career

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Dyson began his police career in 1983 with the Metropolitan Police.[2] He served in that force until 2008, when he moved to Surrey Police as an Assistant Chief Constable. In 2010, he then moved to the City of London Police as Commander, being promoted to Assistant Commissioner in 2012. He was appointed Commissioner of the City of London Police effective 1 January 2016.[3] In May of 2021, Dyson announced his retirement and was succeeded by Commissioner Angela McLaren who took up her post on 3 January 2022.[4]

## Honours

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Ribbon | Description | Notes

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| Queen's Police Medal (QPM) |

* 2015

| Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |

* 2002

| Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |

* 2012

| Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal |

* 2022

| Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |

* 2005

In 2022, he was commissioned as Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Greater London.[5]

## References

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1. ^ 'DYSON, Ian Christopher', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 4 Nov 2017
2. ^ "Commissioner". City of London Police. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
3. ^ "City of London appoints new Police Commissioner". City of London Corporation. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
4. ^ "City of London Police welcomes new Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners".
5. ^ "No. 63849". The London Gazette. 11 October 2022. p. 19802.

Police appointments

Preceded by

Adrian Leppard

|  Commissioner of the City of London Police
2016-2021  | Succeeded by

Angela McLaren