Sir Stephen House | |
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.jpg) House in 2012 | |
| Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | |
| Acting 10 April 2022 – 12 September 2022 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Deputy | Helen Ball (Acting) |
| Home Secretary | Priti Patel |
| Mayor | Sadiq Khan |
| Preceded by | Cressida Dick |
| Succeeded by | Mark Rowley |
| Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | |
| In office 1 December 2018 – April 2022 | |
| Commissioner | Cressida Dick |
| Preceded by | Craig Mackey |
| Succeeded by | Helen Ball (Acting) |
| Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations | |
| In office 1 January 2018 – 1 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Nick Ephgrave |
| Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland | |
| In office 1 October 2012 – 30 November 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Phil Gormley |
| Chief Constable of the Strathclyde Police | |
| In office 30 November 2007 – 1 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Willie Rae |
| Succeeded by | Campbell Corrigan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Profession | Police officer |
Sir Stephen House QPM (born 1957) is a Scottish police officer who served as Acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 2022.[1] After beginning his career at Sussex Police in 1981, House held positions in Northamptonshire Police and West Yorkshire Police, then became Assistant Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police in 1998. In 2001, he joined the Metropolitan Police as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner, remaining there until 2007, when he was appointed Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police.
Following the establishment of Police Scotland in 2012, House was appointed the new force's first chief constable, but stood down in 2015 following a series of controversies. In 2018 House returned to the Metropolitan Police as an Assistant Commissioner, becoming Deputy Commissioner to Cressida Dick later that year. After Dick left office in April 2022, House was Acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police until September 2022. From September 2022 he led a review of operational productivity in policing at the National Police Chiefs' Council, a position he left in March 2023 after being referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct in relation to alleged comments about rape allegations.
- ^ "Home – The Met". content.met.police.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2018.