Neil Basu

Anil Kanti "Neil" Basu, QPM (born 1968) is a senior British police officer. Since March 2018, he has served as Assistant Commissioner Specialist Operations of the Metropolitan Police Service, and the National Police Chiefs Council lead for counter terrorism policing.

Neil Basu

QPM
Basu (rear) in 2019
Born1968 (age 52–53)
Police career
CountryUnited Kingdom
DepartmentMetropolitan Police Service
Service years1992–present
RankAssistant Commissioner
AwardsQueen's Police Medal

Basu became a police officer in 1992, and has spent his whole career serving with the Metropolitan Police.[1][2] He is currently the most senior serving British police officer of Asian heritage: his father was from Kolkata, India and his mother was from Wales.[3][4]

In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, Basu was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) for distinguished service.[5]

References
  1. "Basu, Anil Kanti, (Neil)". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-290682. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "New counter-terrorism chief appointed". BBC News. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. Shaw, Danny (21 May 2019). "Top Asian officer's 'daily' racial abuse". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. Evans, Martin (15 July 2019). "Profile: Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the man who quietly rose to become Britain's anti-terror chief". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B35.
Police appointments
Preceded by
Mark Rowley		 Assistant Commissioner (Specialist Operations)
Metropolitan Police Service
2018 to present		 Incumbent


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