Deputy Commissioner
Encyclopedia
A deputy commissioner is a police
or administrative official in many different countries.
and senior to the rank of assistant commissioner
except in the New South Wales Police Force, where it is senior to the rank of senior assistant commissioner
. In all forces, excepting the New South Wales Police Force where the insignia is crossed and wreathed tipstaves surmounted by a crown, the same insignia as that of a lieutenant-general in the army, the insignia is a diamond (or a star, in the case of the Victoria Police), the same as that of a major-general in the army.
cadre of the Central Super Services of the Pakistan.
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
or administrative official in many different countries.
Australia
In all Australian police forces, deputy commissioner is the rank directly below that of commissionerCommissioner
Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
and senior to the rank of assistant commissioner
Assistant Commissioner
Assistant commissioner is a rank used in many police forces across the globe. It is also a rank used in revenue administrations in many countries.-Australia:...
except in the New South Wales Police Force, where it is senior to the rank of senior assistant commissioner
Senior Assistant Commissioner
Senior assistant commissioner is a rank used in the Singapore Police Force and in the New South Wales Police Force of Australia.-Australia:The rank of senior assistant commissioner is only used in the New South Wales Police Force, where it is senior to the rank of assistant commissioner and junior...
. In all forces, excepting the New South Wales Police Force where the insignia is crossed and wreathed tipstaves surmounted by a crown, the same insignia as that of a lieutenant-general in the army, the insignia is a diamond (or a star, in the case of the Victoria Police), the same as that of a major-general in the army.
Pakistan
The deputy commissioner is the executive head of the district, an administrative sub-unit of a province. In his capacity as district magistrate, he has the overall responsibility of law & order. In his office is also vested the authority to collect Land Revenue and is therefore also titled as collector (revenue). He usually belongs to the District Management GroupDistrict Management Group
District Management Group or DMG, is an elite cadre of the Civil Service of Pakistan.Officers in this group are recruited through a competitive examination held once a year by the Federal Public Service Commission of Pakistan...
cadre of the Central Super Services of the Pakistan.