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While some smaller or area specific police forces (ports, docks, tunnels etc.) may use variations on, or fewer of, these ranks, most territorial police forces and special police forces have a standard set of 'operational' ranks:
- Police Constable
- Sergeant
- Inspector
- Chief Inspector
- Superintendent
- Chief Superintendent
The standard 'Chief Officer' ranks outside of London are:
- Assistant Chief Constable
- Deputy Chief Constable
- Chief Constable
Within London's Metropolitan Police Service the Chief Officer ranks are:
- Commander
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner
- Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
- Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
- Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
The City of London Police use similar Chief Officer ranks to the Metropolitan Police Service but with fewer ranks:
- Commander
- Assistant Commissioner
- Commissioner of the City of London Police
A police officer with investigative duties, up to and including the rank of Chief Superintendent, is a detective and the word 'Detective' is prefixed to their rank (e.g. Detective Chief Inspector), except for the rank of Police Constable where the word 'Police' is replaced, making them a Detective Constable.
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