Andrew Christopher Hayman

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QPM (born 1959) is a retired British police officer and author of ''

The Terrorist Hunters ''The Terrorist Hunters'' (published 2009) is a controversial non-fiction book by former senior police officer Andy Hayman, co-written by Margaret Gilmore, about Hayman's role as head of the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Operations Division. ...

''. Hayman held the rank of Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary and Assistant Commissioner for

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at London's Metropolitan Police, the highest-ranking officer responsible for

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in the United Kingdom. Hayman was directly responsible for the investigation into the

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. He has also spoken for the

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, first on drugs policy, and later on counter-terrorism.

Early career and personal life

Born in

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in 1959, Hayman is married and has two children. He joined Essex Police from school in 1978, rising to the rank of

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in 1995 and subsequently to

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in 1997. In 1998, Hayman transferred to the Metropolitan Police and gained the rank of commander, taking charge of the force's drugs unit, before moving on to head the

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and to serve as an aide to the deputy commissioner. From 1998 to 2005, Hayman was also the spokesman on drugs for the

(ACPO). In 2002, Hayman was appointed Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary, a role in which he established the county's Major Investigation Unit, responsible for providing a quick response to serious crime in

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. While chief constable, Hayman was awarded the

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in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.

Specialist Operations

Rejoining the Met in February 2005, Hayman left Norfolk to become the Metropolitan Police Service's Assistant Commissioner for

, a role which placed him in overall charge of counter-terrorism operations conducted by the now defunct Special Branch and the Anti-Terrorist Branch. Six months after taking up the post as head of Specialist Operations, Hayman was the overall head of the investigation into the

, the largest criminal investigation in British history. In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours he was appointed

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for his handling of the investigation. Hayman resigned from the Service on 4 December 2007, following allegations about expense claims and alleged improper conduct with a female member of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and a female sergeant. Hayman, along with Commissioner

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, was criticised by the press and the

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over the mistaken shooting dead of

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at Stockwell Underground station on 22 July 2005.

''News of the World'' phone hacking affair

Hayman was in charge of the initial inquiry into phone hacking by the ''News of the World''. In April 2010 ''

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'' reported that he "subsequently left the police to work for News International as a columnist."''

''
Police 'ignored News of the World phone hacking evidence'
4 April 2010 He has contributed to ''

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'', owned by NI, and there has "written in defence of the police investigation and maintained there were 'perhaps a handful' of hacking victims." Hayman appeared before the Home Affairs Select Committee on 12 July 2011 when he confirmed that he had received hospitality from people he was investigating in relation to a criminal offence, although he regarded this as normal and operational matters were not discussed. During this hearing, Select Committee member

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said that the public saw him as a "dodgy geezer" for the financial and sexual allegations surrounding his resignation from the police, for his "cosying up to the executives of News International" and for "the disaster" of his enquiry into the phone hacking scandal.

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wrote of Hayman's appearance that:

He must be given his own sitcom, a blend of ''
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'' and ''
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'', starring Hayman as
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. . .Put it this way: I wouldn't let him sell me a cheap Rolex, if I wanted to know the time.Simon Hoggart,
Andy Hayman stars at phone-hacking committee session
, ''The Guardian,'' 12 July 2011. Accessed 14 July 2011. ''Italics and links added.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayman, Andy Living people British Chief Constables Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People associated with the News International phone hacking scandal English recipients of the Queen's Police Medal People from Essex 1959 births

Early career and personal life

Specialist Operations

''News of the World'' phone hacking affair

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