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Nicholas Bevan "Nick" Ephgrave is a senior British police officer. He is currently Assistant Commissioner of the
Metropolitan Police Service
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...
. He was Senior Investigating Officer on the re-investigation of Damilola Taylor's murder.
Early life and education
Ephgrave was born inSurrey
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, England. His first career was as a physicist in the National Health Service (NHS).
Policing career
He first became an officer in theMetropolitan Police Service
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...
, rising to Commander
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...
of Lambeth Borough before becoming Chief Constable of Surrey Police
Surrey Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Surrey in South East England.
The force is currently led by Chief Constable Gavin Stephens. Previously the force was led by Nick Ephgrave who left the force ...
(2016-2018). He then returned to the Metropolitan Police as Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations
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. In June 2016 received the Queen's Police Medal
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. He also heads the National Police Chiefs' Council
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's Coordination Committee on Criminal Justice and is due to leave the Metropolitan Police to take up a new temporary post with the Council later in 2022.
Honours
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