New Met chief Dick says diversity is the heart of role
I’m in a relationship with an officer called Helen, reveals new Met chief Cressida Dick as she says diversity is at the heart of her roleBritain’s new top cop said diversity is at the heart of her new role with the MetShe said there is ‘some way to go’ to have the confidence of ‘all our public’Dick, 56, also confirmed she is in a relationship with a Scotland Yard inspectorSaid she was ‘slightly different’ from other officers, but stereotype of monochrome police institutions is wrongBy
Chris Greenwood Chief Crime Correspondent For The Daily Mail
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Cressida Dick, 56, said she believed ‘passionately’ that every modern police force must represent the communities it serves.
The Scotland Yard Commissioner said there canada goose jacket outlet sale was ‘some way to go’ for the country’s biggest force to have the confidence of ‘all our public’.
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The fiercely private officer, who commands huge respect across the ranks, also opened up for the first time about her private life. Miss Dick confirmed in an interview with London’s Evening Standard that she is in a relationship with a Scotland Yard inspector called Helen.
Describing herself as ‘incredibly well canada goose outlet 2015 supported’ and a ‘very happy person’, she said her partner was a response team leader in a busy South London borough.
In a further insight into her personal life, she said she enjoyed exercise and reading biographies and she attends church, although she is ‘not super religious’.
Miss Dick won one of the most prestigious jobs in world policing after being urged to apply by Prime Minister Theresa May. During a 31 year career, she has led some of the most sensitive and high profile inquiries, including overseeing the fight to bring Stephen Lawrence’s killers to justice.
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She was also ultimately responsible for the disastrous operation that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, but was vindicated by an Old Bailey jury.
HER OLIVE BRANCH TO THE MEDIA The police must rebuild their relationship with the media for the good of society, Cressida Dick said last night.
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Canada Goose Parka During a round of media interviews yesterday, Miss Dick said she suspected she was ‘slightly different’ from other officers. But she said forces were ‘chock full of people who are very diverse’ and the stereotype of ‘monochrome and monolithic’ policing institutions was wrong. Canada Goose Parka
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‘I believe passionately that we need to represent the public, that we need to have confidence from all our public and there’s some way to go for the Met,’ she canada goose jacket outlet uk said. ‘You will see me doing an enormous amount to try to improve confidence in our communities.’
Miss Dick set herself apart from Sir Bernard by abandoning his 65,000 Range Rover and taking a voluntary 40,000 pay cut. His macho ‘total policing’ motto has been dropped from the force’s website.
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‘I’ll pursure Lawrence killers as long as I live’Cressida Dick says she will fight to bring all the killers of Stephen Lawrence to justice for ‘as long as I am alive’.
The new Scotland Yard commissioner said there was a ‘huge public interest’ in seeing the remaining canada goose outlet online suspects jailed.
After years of working alongside Stephen’s parents, Doreen and Neville, Miss Dick said she was looking forward to hearing details of the progress of the inquiry.
‘I was very pleased that we got the convictions that we did eventually far too late, of course. I will remain committed as long as I am alive,’ she said.