James Hart is, as of 2005 and since June 2002, Commissioner of the City of London Police. In this role, he works closely with the Chairman of the Police Committee, Alderman Simon Walsh MA, and chairs the Force's senior decision-making forum, the Strategic Management Board (SMB). The Commissioner has overall responsibility for the efficiency and effectiveness of the City of London Police. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MA may stand for: a common Chinese last name megaampere M.A. Can stand for Marijuana Anonymous, a fellowship of recovering Marijuana addicts similar to Alcoholics Anonymous. ... City Police Mounted Section officer The City of London Police is the police force responsible for the City of London. ...

Hart's direction has led to a recent restructure across the City of London Police, to be more aligned with the policing priorities of the Force and national agenda. Under his leadership we have achieved the highest detection rates in England and, third highest in England and Wales; the highest number of arrests through the appropriate use of 'Stop and Search'; and, the lowest complaint rate per officer.

Recent Events

On 10 August 2005, Hart made worldwide headlines by suggesting that a terrorist strike against the financial district in the City of London was inevitable [1]. Although Hart told the Associated Press that he did not have knowledge of specific attacks being planned, his officers had previously disrupted target surveillance. When asked whether it was a matter of when, rather than if, the financial district would be struck, he replied, "Yes, I don't doubt that at all." August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Career

Since 1998 serving as Assistant Commissioner and Deputy to the Commissioner for the City of London Police, he initially held the post of operational head of the Force. He then went onto to lead the support services portfolio. His previous police service was with the Surrey and Metropolitan Police and included extensive and varied operational experience in senior posts at Heathrow Airport and Notting Hill, with divisional command positions at Wandsworth and the Diplomatic Protection Group. Metropolitan Police redirects here. ... London Heathrow Airport (IATA airport code: LHR, ICAO airport code: EGLL, and often simply Heathrow) is the United Kingdoms busiest and best-connected airport. ... Notting Hill is a district of London located to the west of the centre and close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park. ... Wandsworth is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth by the River Thames in south London. ... The Diplomatic Protection Group (the DPG or SO16 of the Metropolitan Police) provides protection and support to Members of the Diplomatic Community and members of HM Government. ...

At a strategic level he headed the Commissioner's Policy Unit at New Scotland Yard, and was a member of a small team of senior staff implementing a major restructuring of the Metropolitan Police. He was the national co-ordinator of the Operational Policing Review, published in 1990. Alternative meanings: Scotland Yard (band), Scotland Yard board game New Scotland Yard, London New Scotland Yard, often referred to as simply Scotland Yard or The Yard, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for policing Greater London (although not the City of London itself). ...

As Assistant Chief Constable of the Surrey Police, he initially held the support services portfolio, with responsibility for human resources, finance, information technology and administration of justice. Responsibility for both general and specialist operational matters followed, including management of the territorial divisions, and overall responsibility for partnership activities - working with statutory and voluntary agencies within the County to enhance community safety and crime reduction. His specialist operations role included responsibility for all serious and organised crime investigations, mobile and operational support, forensic science and major incident and emergency response. There are normally between one and four assistant chief constables in British police forces, depending upon force size and whether or not civilians have been appointed at chief officer level. ... Police force of the county of Surrey in the south of England. ...

He has attended the Joint Services Defence Course at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and the Senior Command Course at the Police Staff College, Bramshill. He holds a BSc(Hons) degree in Systems Science and Management, and a PhD, both from the City University, London. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, Chairman of the Association of Chief Police Officers' (ACPO) Economic Crime Portfolio. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours list. The Old Royal Naval College The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998, in the centre of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site in London. ... PhD usually refers to the academic title Doctor of Philosophy PhD can also refer to the manga Phantasy Degree This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... City University could be City University of Hong Kong City University, London City University of New York City University, Washington or Dublin City University Oakland City University Oklahoma City University New Jersey City University Osaka City University This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) is the lead organisation for developing police policy in the United Kingdom (except Scotland). ... The Queens Police Medal is awarded to police officers in the United Kingdom for distinguished service or gallantry. ... The honours system of the United Kingdom is a means of rewarding personal bravery, achievement or service to the country. ...