Mark Simmons (police officer) explained

Mark Simmons is a retired senior UK police officer.

Simmons joined the Metropolitan Police as a constable on 6 September 1982, becoming Borough Commander for Tower Hamlets and in February 2012 receiving the Queen's Police Medal.^[1] In March 2016 he was the subject of an Independent Police Complaints Commission inquiry^[2] He was Deputy Assistant Commissioner and Head of Local Policing until December 2018, when he was appointed Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police's Frontline Policing.^{[3] [4]}

He announced his retirement in February 2020^[5] before postponing it due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] He finally retired in August 2020.

Honours

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)	February 2012
		2002 UK Version of this Medal
		2012 UK Version of this Medal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Assistant Commissioner Mark Simmons announces retirement. Metropolitan Police Service. 11 August 2020. 27 August 2020.
2. News: Evening Standard. Third senior Met officer faces inquiry into alleged misconduct. Justin. Davenport. 7 March 2016. 9 April 2020.
3. News: Met Police appoints two new Assistant Commissioners. Emergency Services Times. 18 December 2018. 9 April 2020.
4. Web site: Senior Management Team. Metropolitan Police Service.
5. News: Assistant Commissioner Simmons to retire from the Met. Chris. Smith. 11 February 2020. 9 April 2020. Blue Line Jobs.
6. News: Louisa Rolfe joins MPS as Assistant Commissioner. 8 April 2020. Police Professional. 9 April 2020.