Neil Basu

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Neil Basu

QPM
National Policing Board 2019 (Basu and Owens cropped).jpg
Basu (rear) in 2019
Born1968 (age 53–54)
Police career
CountryUnited Kingdom
DepartmentMetropolitan Police Service
Service years1992–present
RankAssistant Commissioner (Specialist Operations)
AwardsQueen's Police Medal

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

Basu became a police officer in 1992, and has spent his whole career serving with the Metropolitan Police Service.[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 2018, Basu received the Asian Achievers Award for Achievement in Uniformed and Civil Services [5]

Honours[]


Queens Police Medal for Merit.png Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.png Police Long Service and Good Conduct ribbon.png

Ribbon Description Notes
Queens Police Medal for Merit.png Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.png Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
Police Long Service and Good Conduct ribbon.png Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal



References[]

  1. ^ "Basu, Anil Kanti, (Neil)". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U290682 (inactive 31 October 2021). Retrieved 30 November 2019.CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2021 (link)
  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. ^ "Welcome to the most prestigious Asian awards". Asian Achievers Awards. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  6. ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B35.
Police appointments
Preceded by Assistant Commissioner (Specialist Operations)
Metropolitan Police Service
2018 to present 		Incumbent


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