Adrian Leppard

Adrian Allen Leppard, CBE, QPM (born 11 February 1962) is a retired senior British police officer and a former Commissioner of the City of London Police. He was previously Deputy Chief Constable of Kent Police and also served as a detective with Surrey Police.

Adrian Leppard CBE QPM
Leppard at the Lord Mayor's Show in 2014
Born	11 February 1962
Police career
Country	England
Department	Surrey Police Kent Police City of London Police
Service years	1984–2015
Rank	Commissioner
Awards	Queen's Police Medal (2012)

Early life and education

Leppard was born on 11 February 1962 in Surrey, England.[1][2] In 2000, he graduated from City University London with a Master of Business Administration (MBA).[2] Starting in 2003, Leppard also earned a degree in Criminology at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.[3]

Police career

On mounted duty as Commissioner of the City of London Police at the Lord Mayor's Show, 2014.

Lepppard began his police in 1984 when he joined Surrey Police as a constable.[4][5] He served as a traffic officer in the early years of his career.[6] In 1989, he was promoted to sergeant and trained as a detective.[6] As a senior investigating officer, he investigated a number of murders including the contract killing of Mario Commatteo.[4][6] By 2003, he has risen to become the area commander of North West Surrey in the rank of chief superintendent.[7]

In 2005, he transferred to Kent Police as an assistant chief constable with responsibly for specialist operations.[8] In September 2005, he became assistant chief constable with responsibly for area operations.[2] He led the investigation into the Securitas depot robbery that had occurred in February 2006.[6] In December 2007, he was promoted to deputy chief constable.[4] From March until July 2010, he was serving as temporary chief constable of the force.[9]

In January 2011, he left Kent Police to join the City of London Police as Commissioner.[5] In addition to leading the City's police, he was head of the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau.[2][10] In the 2012 New Year Honours, he was awarded the Queen's Police Medal. He retired on 31 December 2015 and was succeeded by the force's Assistant Commissioner, Ian Dyson, QPM. [11]

Leppard was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to policing and the prevention of economic crime.[12]

Personal life

Leppard has raised at least $1 million for charity.[13] In January 2013, he took part in the Wings of Kilimanjaro, a charity event that involved climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and paragliding off the top.[14][15]

Honours

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)	2012
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002 UK Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012 UK Version of this Medal
	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

1. 'LEPPARD, Adrian Allen', 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 6 Sept 2017
2. "Commissioner Adrian Leppard, QPM MBA". Cambridge Symposium. City of London Police. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
3. "Fitzwilliam Journal. New of Members (p. 73)" (PDF). Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. January 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
4. "City Police Hotseat Occupied". Police Oracle. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
5. "Commissioner". City of London Police. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
6. "The man leading £53m raid probe". BBC News. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
7. "Police officer receives commendation for life saving action". Lightwater Village. 8 April 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
8. "Leppard appointed Deputy Chief Constable". Kent Online. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
9. "Police officer receives commendation for life saving action". Nottingham Post. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
10. Russell, Jonathan (20 June 2011). "City of London Police chief Adrian Leppard seeks private sector help to fight economic crime". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
11. "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 26.
12. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B9.
13. "Commissioner Adrian Leppard". The Global Peace & Unity Festival. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
14. Dartford, Katy. "Wings of Kilimanjaro at the Lord Mayors Show". Retrieved 21 February 2014.
15. "Wings of Kilimanjaro launches". Trek and Mountain. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

External links

• Biography – City of London Police