Commissioner Announces Retirement

City of London Police has today (July 5) announced his intention to retire from the police after 30 years service.

The Commissioner will leave the force in six months time, on January 3 2011. Before this, however, he will lead the force in working with the City of London’s Police Committee to secure the best possible financial settlement in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review, which will determine the force’s funding for the next three years.

Mr Bowron said today: “I have had the most wonderful 30 years in policing, in a variety of forces but the past eight years in the City of London have marked the pinnacle of my career.
“It has been a genuine privilege to lead this force as Commissioner for the past four years, during what has been a particularly challenging time for policing." 

“I have worked with some exceptional people in the City from my ACPO team to the very latest recruits, both police and support staff. I am so proud of what we have achieved, as a team. Crime has reduced by 40 per cent during that period, City of London Police has become Lead Force for economic crime and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has been set up."

“Taken as a whole we have become a national asset, returning amazing dividends on investment. I am confident that others will see this opportunity and that the force will endure the rough ride of the next year or two and will come out the other side even stronger than before”.

For further information please contact City of London Police Press Office on 020 7601 2220, or email media@cityoflondon.police.uk.