Sir David McNee, QPM (born 1925 in Glasgow, Scotland) was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1977 to 1982 and Chief Constable of the City of Glasgow Police (later Strathclyde Police) from 1971-1977. The Queen's Police Medal ( QPM) is awarded to police officers in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for gallantry or distinguished service Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, usually just referred to as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner or more colloquially as the Met Commissioner, is the "Metropolitan Police" redirects here See also Metropolitan police. Chief Constable is the title given to the Chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except the two responsible for Greater The City of Glasgow Police is the first professional Police force in modern history Strathclyde Police is the Police force for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire
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Early life
Born in Glasgow, McNee worked as an office boy at the Clydesdale Bank before joining the Royal Navy as a rating in 1943. The Clydesdale Bank PLC is a Commercial bank in Scotland, a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank (NAB Group. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) In 1946, McNee began his career in the police when he joined the City of Glasgow Police, serving as a uniformed constable before joining the force's Marine Division as a Detective Constable in 1951. The City of Glasgow Police is the first professional Police force in modern history A constable is a person holding a particular office most commonly in law enforcement. A constable is a person holding a particular office most commonly in law enforcement. He rose up the ranks to Inspector and served in the Flying Squad and Special Branch, until attending a senior command course at the Police Staff College, Bramshill, after which he was appointed Assistant Chief Constable of Dunbartonshire County Constabulary. This is about the police rank/position For the use in graphical user interfaces see Inspector window. The Flying Squad is a branch of London 's Metropolitan Police Service. Special Branch is an investigative unit of the British, Irish and many Commonwealth police services The Police Staff College Bramshill, Bramshill House, Bramshill, Hook, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, is the principal In 1961, he took charge of the City of Glasgow Police, which during his tenure as Chief Constable was merged with six other local Scottish police forces to form Strathclyde Police. He joined the Metropolitan Police in London in 1977 as the Met's Commissioner, the first time he had served outside of Scotland as a police officer.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner
McNee had commanded the second largest police force in Britain in Strathclyde, and was now in charge of the largest. However, his lengthy experience as a low-ranking beat officer in Glasgow was at odds with the academic and theoretical training he had received at Bramshill in the Senior Officers's course. Determined to improve the working conditions of London's beat bobbies, McNee implemented several reforms to the Metropolitan Police, some of which would be further refined by his successors.
Iranian Embassy Siege
One of the most dramatic incidents to occur during McNee's time with the Metropolitan Police was the siege of the Iranian Embassy in 1980. The Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980 was a Siege of the Iranian embassy in London after it had been taken over by Iranian Arab Separatists McNee and the Met were praised for their response and actions during the siege, however, when the first hostage was shot, McNee immediately handed control of the operation over to the British Army, who deployed the Special Air Service to storm the building and resolve the situation. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special
Buckingham Palace incident
On 9 July 1982, a man later identified as Michael Fagin broke into the private apartments at Buckingham Palace, where he spent ten minutes chatting to Queen Elizabeth II in her bedroom until he was apprehended by police and palace guards. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II [1] The Home Secretary, William Whitelaw, sent his Permanent Secretary to ask McNee to take responsibility for the incident and resign — a request McNee declined. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office William Stephen Ian Whitelaw 1st Viscount Whitelaw, KT, CH, MC, PC, DL (28 June 1918 &ndash 1 July 1999 commonly known as The Permanent Secretary, in most departments officially titled the Permanent Under-Secretary of State (although the full title is rarely used is the most senior civil [2]
After the Met
McNee was knighted in 1978, and remained as Metropolitan Police Commissioner for five years until his retirement in 1982. He published his memoirs, McNee's Law, in 1983.
Publications
- McNee, David (1983). McNee's Law: The Memoirs Of Sir David McNee, Five Critical Years At The Metropolitan Police. London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-217007-8.
References
- ^ BBC Online: On This Day: 9 July - 1982: Queen fends off bedroom intruder.
- ^ House of Lords Hansard: 8 Jun 2006: Column 1452. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" Hansard is the traditional name for the printed transcripts of Parliamentary debates in the Westminster system of Government.
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| Preceded by Sir Robert Mark |
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis 1977–1982 |
Succeeded by Sir Kenneth Newman |
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