Metropolitan Police Ranks

Metropolitan Police Ranks are used in The Bill.

Here are picture of the ranks on epaulettes

These are Non-Commissioned Ranks

These ranks are also used in CID, except they don't have uniform - therefore no epaulette - and they have 'Detective' instead of 'Police'. E.g., Detective Constable, Detective Superintendent

this is a police constables epaulette

this is a sergeants epaulette

this is an inspectors epaulette.

this is a chief inspectors epaulette.

this is a superintendents epaulette.

this is a chief superintendents epaulette.

These are Commissioned Ranks (Informally known as Chief Officers)

This is a Commander's Epaulette
Commander (Cmdr.)

This is a Deputy Assistant Commissioner's Epaulette
Deputy Assistant Commissioner (D.A.C.)

This is a Assistant Commissioner's Epaulette
Assistant Commissioner (A.C.)

This is a Deputy Commissioner's Epaulette
Deputy Commissioner

This is a Commissioner's Epaulette
Commissioner

These are Civilian Staff Ranks

This is the epaulette of a
Police Community Support Officer (P.C.S.O.)