Ian Dyson Explained

Ian Dyson
Department:	City of London Police
Birth Place:	Epsom, Surrey, England
Service:	United Kingdom
Serviceyears:	1983–2022
Rank:	Commissioner
Awards:	Queen's Police Medal (2015)

Ian Christopher Dyson, (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

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

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

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)	2015
		2002
		2012
		2022
		2005

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

Notes and References

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. Web site: Commissioner. City of London Police. 22 January 2016. 31 December 2015. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121013620/https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/about-us/chief-officer-team/Pages/Commissioner-Ian-Dyson.aspx. dead.
3. Web site: City of London appoints new Police Commissioner. City of London Corporation. 22 January 2016. 15 October 2015.
4. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2022/january/city-of-london-police-welcomes-new-commissioner-and-assistant-commissioners/#:~:text=Commissioner%20McLaren's%20appointment%20was%20announced,of%20Commissioner%20from%20January%202016.